What color is #3F4033?

#3F4033 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4033?

The RGB value is 63, 64, 51: 63 red, 64 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4033?

The complementary color is #343340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4033?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4033 color

#3F4033 rgb(63, 64, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4033 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 25.1% green and 20% blue (63, 64, 51).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 11% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#3F4033 color codes

HEX	`#3F4033`
RGB	`rgb(63, 64, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 25.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 11%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 20%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.63, -3.12, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.63, 8.43, 111.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.481, 4.963, 3.853)`
Decimal	`4145203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4033, 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 #3F4033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #3F4033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4033; }
.text { color: #3f4033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 64 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4033, #394033); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F4033?: #3F4033 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4033?: The RGB value is 63, 64, 51: 63 red, 64 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4033?: The complementary color is #343340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4033?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.