What color is #3D370F?

#3D370F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D370F?

The RGB value is 61, 55, 15: 61 red, 55 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D370F?

The complementary color is #0F153D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D370F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D370F color

#3D370F rgb(61, 55, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3D370F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 21.6% green and 5.9% blue (61, 55, 15).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 61% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 75% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#3D370F color codes

HEX	`#3D370F`
RGB	`rgb(61, 55, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 21.6%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 61%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 75%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 75%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.86, -3.12, 25.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.86, 25.31, 97.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.377, 3.759, 1)`
Decimal	`4011791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D370F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3D370F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D370F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3D370F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d370f; }
.text { color: #3d370f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d370f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 55 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d370f, #2c3d0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3D370F?: #3D370F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D370F?: The RGB value is 61, 55, 15: 61 red, 55 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D370F?: The complementary color is #0F153D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D370F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.