What color is #3D3B19?

#3D3B19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3B19?

The RGB value is 61, 59, 25: 61 red, 59 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3B19?

The complementary color is #191B3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3B19 color

#3D3B19 rgb(61, 59, 25)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3D3B19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 23.1% green and 9.8% blue (61, 59, 25).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 42% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 59% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#3D3B19 color codes

HEX	`#3D3B19`
RGB	`rgb(61, 59, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 23.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 42%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 59%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 59%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.29, -4.76, 21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.29, 21.68, 102.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.664, 4.19, 1.535)`
Decimal	`4012825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3B19, 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 #3D3B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #3D3B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3b19; }
.text { color: #3d3b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 59 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3b19, #2d3d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3D3B19?: #3D3B19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3B19?: The RGB value is 61, 59, 25: 61 red, 59 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3B19?: The complementary color is #191B3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.