Colour
#3E3A2B
- #3E3A2B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3E3A2B is a yellow with RGB values 62, 58, 43 and HSL 47°, 18%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3E3A2B#3E3A2B
HEX#3E3A2B
RGBrgb(62, 58, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2275, 0.1686
RGB percentages24.3%, 22.7%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(47.4, 18.1%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 30.6%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 30.6%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,078,123
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3A2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C1C5D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B2F3E
Analogous#3E312B, #393E2B
Triadic#2B3E3A, #3A2B3E
Split complementary#2B393E, #302B3E
Tetradic#2B3E31, #2B2F3E, #3E2B39
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G58
B43
Red62 (24.3%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue47.37°
Saturation (HSL)18.1%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 3A · B 2B
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