What color is #3F3A1E?

#3F3A1E 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 #3F3A1E?

The RGB value is 63, 58, 30: 63 red, 58 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3A1E?

The complementary color is #1E233F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3A1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3A1E color

#3F3A1E rgb(63, 58, 30)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3F3A1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 22.7% green and 11.8% blue (63, 58, 30).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 35% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 52% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#3F3A1E color codes

HEX	`#3F3A1E`
RGB	`rgb(63, 58, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 22.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 35%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 52%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.25, -2.55, 18.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.25, 18.3, 98.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.797, 4.177, 1.834)`
Decimal	`4143646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3A1E, 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 #3F3A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3A1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #3F3A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3a1e; }
.text { color: #3f3a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 58 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3a1e, #343f1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3F3A1E?: #3F3A1E 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 #3F3A1E?: The RGB value is 63, 58, 30: 63 red, 58 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3A1E?: The complementary color is #1E233F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3A1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.