What color is #3F3E0F?

#3F3E0F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3E0F?

The RGB value is 63, 62, 15: 63 red, 62 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3E0F?

The complementary color is #0F103F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3E0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3E0F color

#3F3E0F rgb(63, 62, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3F3E0F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 24.3% green and 5.9% blue (63, 62, 15).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 76% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#3F3E0F color codes

HEX	`#3F3E0F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 62, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 24.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 76%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 76%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.37, -6.48, 27.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.37, 28.52, 103.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.859, 4.537, 1.124)`
Decimal	`4144655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3E0F, 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 #3F3E0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3E0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3F3E0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3e0f; }
.text { color: #3f3e0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3e0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 62 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3e0f, #283f0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F3E0F?: #3F3E0F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3E0F?: The RGB value is 63, 62, 15: 63 red, 62 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3E0F?: The complementary color is #0F103F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3E0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.