What color is #3F3407?

#3F3407 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3407?

The RGB value is 63, 52, 7: 63 red, 52 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3407?

The complementary color is #07123F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3407?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3407 color

#3F3407 rgb(63, 52, 7)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3F3407 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 20.4% green and 2.7% blue (63, 52, 7).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 80% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 89% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#3F3407 color codes

HEX	`#3F3407`
RGB	`rgb(63, 52, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 20.4%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 80%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 89%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 89%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.05, -0.61, 27.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.05, 27.9, 91.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.316, 3.528, 0.707)`
Decimal	`4142087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3407, 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 #3F3407	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3407 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #3F3407 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3407; }
.text { color: #3f3407; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3407; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 52 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3407, #2e3f07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3F3407?: #3F3407 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3407?: The RGB value is 63, 52, 7: 63 red, 52 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3407?: The complementary color is #07123F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3407?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.