What color is #3E380C?

#3E380C 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 #3E380C?

The RGB value is 62, 56, 12: 62 red, 56 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E380C?

The complementary color is #0C123E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E380C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E380C color

#3E380C rgb(62, 56, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3E380C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 22% green and 4.7% blue (62, 56, 12).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 68% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 81% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#3E380C color codes

HEX	`#3E380C`
RGB	`rgb(62, 56, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 22%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 68%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 81%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 81%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.27, -3.43, 27.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.27, 27.26, 97.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.467, 3.879, 0.914)`
Decimal	`4077580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E380C, 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 #3E380C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E380C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #3E380C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e380c; }
.text { color: #3e380c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e380c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 56 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e380c, #2b3e0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3E380C?: #3E380C 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 #3E380C?: The RGB value is 62, 56, 12: 62 red, 56 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E380C?: The complementary color is #0C123E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E380C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.