What color is #3E400A?

#3E400A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E400A?

The RGB value is 62, 64, 10: 62 red, 64 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E400A?

The complementary color is #0C0A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E400A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E400A color

#3E400A rgb(62, 64, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3E400A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.1% green and 3.9% blue (62, 64, 10).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 73% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#3E400A color codes

HEX	`#3E400A`
RGB	`rgb(62, 64, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.1%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 73%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 84%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 84%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, -8.52, 30.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 31.63, 105.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.875, 4.713, 0.993)`
Decimal	`4079626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E400A, 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 #3E400A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E400A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #3E400A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e400a; }
.text { color: #3e400a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e400a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 64 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e400a, #23400a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E400A?: #3E400A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E400A?: The RGB value is 62, 64, 10: 62 red, 64 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E400A?: The complementary color is #0C0A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E400A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.