Colour
#3B392E
- #3B392E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3B392E is a yellow with RGB values 59, 57, 46 and HSL 51°, 12%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3B392E#3B392E
HEX#3B392E
RGBrgb(59, 57, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2235, 0.1804
RGB percentages23.1%, 22.4%, 18%
HSLhsl(50.8, 12.4%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 22%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 22%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,881,262
CSS custom property--colour: #3B392E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C4C6D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E303B
Analogous#3B332E, #363B2E
Triadic#2E3B39, #392E3B
Split complementary#2E373B, #322E3B
Tetradic#2E3B33, #2E303B, #3B2E37
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G57
B46
Red59 (23.1%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue50.77°
Saturation (HSL)12.38%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 39 · B 2E
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