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Recognised as Colour

#3E3821

  • #3E3821
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E3821 is a yellow with RGB values 62, 56, 33 and HSL 48°, 31%, 19%. 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

#3E3821#3E3821
HEX#3E3821
RGBrgb(62, 56, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2196, 0.1294
RGB percentages24.3%, 22%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(47.6, 30.5%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 46.8%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 46.8%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,077,601
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3821;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#C1C7DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C371Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E3922no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#423532no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Dim grey · ΔE 25.9Black · ΔE 28.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.8Gray · ΔE 33.8Slate grey · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21273E
Analogous#3E2A21, #353E21
Triadic#213E38, #38213E
Split complementary#21353E, #2A213E
Tetradic#213E2A, #21273E, #3E2136

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6A875
Lighter +30%#A29256
Lighter +20%#817444
Lighter +10%#5F5633
Darker −10%#1D1A0F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A3F15
Less saturated −25%#32312D

Channel breakdown

R62
G56
B33
Red62 (24.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue47.59°
Saturation (HSL)30.53%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 38 · B 21

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