What color is #3D3F22?

#3D3F22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3F22?

The RGB value is 61, 63, 34: 61 red, 63 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3F22?

The complementary color is #24223F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3F22 color

#3D3F22 rgb(61, 63, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3D3F22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 24.7% green and 13.3% blue (61, 63, 34).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 30% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#3D3F22 color codes

HEX	`#3D3F22`
RGB	`rgb(61, 63, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 24.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 30%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 46%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.75, -6.18, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.75, 18.55, 109.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.991, 4.663, 2.203)`
Decimal	`4013858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3F22, 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 #3D3F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #3D3F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3f22; }
.text { color: #3d3f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 63 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3f22, #2e3f22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3D3F22?: #3D3F22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3F22?: The RGB value is 61, 63, 34: 61 red, 63 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3F22?: The complementary color is #24223F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.