What color is #3F4322?

#3F4322 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4322?

The RGB value is 63, 67, 34: 63 red, 67 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4322?

The complementary color is #262243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4322 color

#3F4322 rgb(63, 67, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3F4322 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 26.3% green and 13.3% blue (63, 67, 34).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 33% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#3F4322 color codes

HEX	`#3F4322`
RGB	`rgb(63, 67, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 26.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 33%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 49%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 49%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.26, -7.67, 19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.26, 20.88, 111.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.346, 5.187, 2.285)`
Decimal	`4145954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4322, 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 #3F4322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #3F4322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4322; }
.text { color: #3f4322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 67 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4322, #2f4322); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3F4322?: #3F4322 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4322?: The RGB value is 63, 67, 34: 63 red, 67 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4322?: The complementary color is #262243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.