Colour

#3C3721

#3C3721
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C3721 is a yellow with RGB values 60, 55, 33 and HSL 49°, 29%, 18%. 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

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HEX#3C3721

RGBrgb(60, 55, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2157, 0.1294

RGB percentages23.5%, 21.6%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(48.9, 29%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 45%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 8.3%, 45%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,946,273

CSS custom property--colour: #3C3721;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.93:1

Contrast with white11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#C3C8DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B361Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D3822no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#403431no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Dim grey · ΔE 26 Black · ΔE 27.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.3 Gray · ΔE 33.9 Slate grey · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#21263C

Analogous#3C2A21, #333C21

Triadic#213C37, #37213C

Split complementary#21333C, #2A213C

Tetradic#213C2A, #21263C, #3C2134

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B3A876

Lighter +30%#9F9157

Lighter +20%#7E7345

Lighter +10%#5D5533

Darker −10%#1B190F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#483E15

Less saturated −25%#30302D

Channel breakdown

R60

G55

B33

Red60 (23.5%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue48.89°

Saturation (HSL)29.03%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 37 · B 21

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