What color is #3F3918?

#3F3918 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 #3F3918?

The RGB value is 63, 57, 24: 63 red, 57 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3918?

The complementary color is #181E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3918?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3918 color

#3F3918 rgb(63, 57, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3F3918 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 22.4% green and 9.4% blue (63, 57, 24).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 45% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 62% yellow and 75% 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 11.6:1).

#3F3918 color codes

HEX	`#3F3918`
RGB	`rgb(63, 57, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 22.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 45%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 62%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 62%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.83, -2.57, 21.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.83, 21.41, 96.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.678, 4.049, 1.452)`
Decimal	`4143384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3918, 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 #3F3918	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3918 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #3F3918 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3918; }
.text { color: #3f3918; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3918; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 57 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3918, #313f18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3F3918?: #3F3918 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 #3F3918?: The RGB value is 63, 57, 24: 63 red, 57 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3918?: The complementary color is #181E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3918?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.