What color is #3F3B23?

#3F3B23 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 #3F3B23?

The RGB value is 63, 59, 35: 63 red, 59 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3B23?

The complementary color is #23273F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3B23 color

#3F3B23 rgb(63, 59, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3F3B23 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 23.1% green and 13.7% blue (63, 59, 35).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 29% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 44% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#3F3B23 color codes

HEX	`#3F3B23`
RGB	`rgb(63, 59, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 23.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 29%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 44%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 44%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, -2.54, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 15.71, 99.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.917, 4.306, 2.215)`
Decimal	`4143907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3B23, 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 #3F3B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #3F3B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3b23; }
.text { color: #3f3b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 59 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3b23, #353f23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3F3B23?: #3F3B23 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 #3F3B23?: The RGB value is 63, 59, 35: 63 red, 59 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3B23?: The complementary color is #23273F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.