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Recognised as Colour

#3A3519

  • #3A3519
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A3519 is a yellow with RGB values 58, 53, 25 and HSL 51°, 40%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A3519#3A3519
HEX#3A3519
RGBrgb(58, 53, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2078, 0.098
RGB percentages22.7%, 20.8%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(50.9, 39.8%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 56.9%, 22.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 56.9%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,814,681
CSS custom property--colour: #3A3519;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#C5CAE6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A3417no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B361Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3E312Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.7Black · ΔE 28.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 28.8Dim grey · ΔE 29.1Gray · ΔE 36.6Saddle brown · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#191E3A
Analogous#3A2519, #2E3A19
Triadic#193A35, #35193A
Split complementary#192E3A, #25193A
Tetradic#193A25, #191E3A, #3A192E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCAE63
Lighter +30%#A59747
Lighter +20%#817638
Lighter +10%#5E5628
Darker −10%#16140A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#443C0F
Less saturated −25%#302E23

Channel breakdown

R58
G53
B25
Red58 (22.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue50.91°
Saturation (HSL)39.76%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3A · G 35 · B 19

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