What color is #3D3A2B?

#3D3A2B 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 #3D3A2B?

The RGB value is 61, 58, 43: 61 red, 58 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3A2B?

The complementary color is #2B2E3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3A2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3A2B color

#3D3A2B rgb(61, 58, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D3A2B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 22.7% green and 16.9% blue (61, 58, 43).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#3D3A2B color codes

HEX	`#3D3A2B`
RGB	`rgb(61, 58, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 22.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 30%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.3, -1.63, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.3, 9.95, 99.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.874, 4.193, 2.89)`
Decimal	`4012587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3A2B, 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 #3D3A2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3A2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #3D3A2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3a2b; }
.text { color: #3d3a2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3a2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 58 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3a2b, #373d2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3D3A2B?: #3D3A2B 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 #3D3A2B?: The RGB value is 61, 58, 43: 61 red, 58 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3A2B?: The complementary color is #2B2E3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3A2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.