What color is #3E3A22?

#3E3A22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3A22?

The RGB value is 62, 58, 34: 62 red, 58 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3A22?

The complementary color is #22263E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3A22 color

#3E3A22 rgb(62, 58, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3E3A22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 22.7% green and 13.3% blue (62, 58, 34).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 29% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 45% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#3E3A22 color codes

HEX	`#3E3A22`
RGB	`rgb(62, 58, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 22.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 29%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 45%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 45%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.21, -2.53, 15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.21, 15.75, 99.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.788, 4.166, 2.118)`
Decimal	`4078114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3A22, 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 #3E3A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #3E3A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3a22; }
.text { color: #3e3a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 58 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3a22, #343e22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3E3A22?: #3E3A22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3A22?: The RGB value is 62, 58, 34: 62 red, 58 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3A22?: The complementary color is #22263E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.