What color is #3F330E?

#3F330E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F330E?

The RGB value is 63, 51, 14: 63 red, 51 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F330E?

The complementary color is #0E1A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F330E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F330E color

#3F330E rgb(63, 51, 14)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3F330E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 20% green and 5.5% blue (63, 51, 14).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 64% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 78% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#3F330E color codes

HEX	`#3F330E`
RGB	`rgb(63, 51, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 20%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 64%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 78%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 78%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.79, 0.46, 24.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.79, 24.58, 88.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.313, 3.456, 0.908)`
Decimal	`4141838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F330E, 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 #3F330E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F330E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #3F330E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f330e; }
.text { color: #3f330e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f330e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 51 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f330e, #333f0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3F330E?: #3F330E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F330E?: The RGB value is 63, 51, 14: 63 red, 51 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F330E?: The complementary color is #0E1A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F330E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.