Colour
#3B3728
- #3B3728
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3B3728 is a yellow with RGB values 59, 55, 40 and HSL 47°, 19%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3B3728#3B3728
HEX#3B3728
RGBrgb(59, 55, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2157, 0.1569
RGB percentages23.1%, 21.6%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(47.4, 19.2%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 32.2%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 32.2%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,880,744
CSS custom property--colour: #3B3728;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C4C8D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#282C3B
Analogous#3B2E28, #363B28
Triadic#283B37, #37283B
Split complementary#28363B, #2D283B
Tetradic#283B2E, #282C3B, #3B2836
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G55
B40
Red59 (23.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue47.37°
Saturation (HSL)19.19%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 37 · B 28
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