Colour
#3A3831
- #3A3831
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3A3831 is a yellow with RGB values 58, 56, 49 and HSL 47°, 8%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3A3831#3A3831
HEX#3A3831
RGBrgb(58, 56, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2196, 0.1922
RGB percentages22.7%, 22%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(46.7, 8.4%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 15.5%, 22.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 15.5%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,815,473
CSS custom property--colour: #3A3831;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#C5C7CE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#31333A
Analogous#3A3331, #383A31
Triadic#313A38, #38313A
Split complementary#31383A, #33313A
Tetradic#313A33, #31333A, #3A3138
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R58
G56
B49
Red58 (22.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)8.41%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3A · G 38 · B 31
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