What color is #3D392A?

#3D392A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D392A?

The RGB value is 61, 57, 42: 61 red, 57 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D392A?

The complementary color is #2A2E3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D392A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D392A color

#3D392A rgb(61, 57, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D392A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 22.4% green and 16.5% blue (61, 57, 42).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#3D392A color codes

HEX	`#3D392A`
RGB	`rgb(61, 57, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 22.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 31%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 31%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.95, -1.16, 10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.95, 10.07, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.806, 4.086, 2.778)`
Decimal	`4012330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D392A, 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 #3D392A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D392A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #3D392A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d392a; }
.text { color: #3d392a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d392a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 57 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d392a, #383d2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3D392A?: #3D392A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D392A?: The RGB value is 61, 57, 42: 61 red, 57 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D392A?: The complementary color is #2A2E3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D392A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.