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Colour

#37342A

  • #37342A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#37342A is a yellow with RGB values 55, 52, 42 and HSL 46°, 13%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#37342A#37342A
HEX#37342A
RGBrgb(55, 52, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.2039, 0.1647
RGB percentages21.6%, 20.4%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(46.2, 13.4%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 23.6%, 21.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 23.6%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,617,834
CSS custom property--colour: #37342A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#C8CBD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#363329no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#37342Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#393231no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18Black · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Gray · ΔE 32.6Slate grey · ΔE 35.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A2D37
Analogous#372D2A, #34372A
Triadic#2A3734, #342A37
Split complementary#2A3337, #2E2A37
Tetradic#2A372D, #2A2D37, #372A33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A59E88
Lighter +30%#8E866C
Lighter +20%#716B56
Lighter +10%#544F40
Darker −10%#1A1914
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#433B1E
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R55
G52
B42
Red55 (21.6%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)13.4%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 37 · G 34 · B 2A

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