What color is #3F4200?

#3F4200 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4200?

The RGB value is 63, 66, 0: 63 red, 66 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4200?

The complementary color is #030042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4200 color

#3F4200 rgb(63, 66, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3F4200 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 25.9% green and 0% blue (63, 66, 0).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#3F4200 color codes

HEX	`#3F4200`
RGB	`rgb(63, 66, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 25.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 100%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.6, -9.73, 35.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.6, 36.52, 105.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.998, 4.953, 0.745)`
Decimal	`4145664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4200, 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 #3F4200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #3F4200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4200; }
.text { color: #3f4200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 66 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4200, #1e4200); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F4200?: #3F4200 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4200?: The RGB value is 63, 66, 0: 63 red, 66 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4200?: The complementary color is #030042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.