What color is #3F3E2A?

#3F3E2A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3E2A?

The RGB value is 63, 62, 42: 63 red, 62 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3E2A?

The complementary color is #2A2B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3E2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3E2A color

#3F3E2A rgb(63, 62, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3E2A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 24.3% green and 16.5% blue (63, 62, 42).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 33% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#3F3E2A color codes

HEX	`#3F3E2A`
RGB	`rgb(63, 62, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 24.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 33%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 33%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.77, -3.41, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.77, 12.95, 105.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.19, 4.669, 2.871)`
Decimal	`4144682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3E2A, 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 #3F3E2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3E2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #3F3E2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3e2a; }
.text { color: #3f3e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3e2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 62 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3e2a, #363f2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3F3E2A?: #3F3E2A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3E2A?: The RGB value is 63, 62, 42: 63 red, 62 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3E2A?: The complementary color is #2A2B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3E2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.