Recognised as Colour

#3F422F

#3F422F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3F422F is a yellow with RGB values 63, 66, 47 and HSL 69°, 17%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3F422F

RGBrgb(63, 66, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.2588, 0.1843

RGB percentages24.7%, 25.9%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(69.5, 16.8%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.5, 28.8%, 25.9%)

CMYK4.5%, 0%, 28.8%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,145,711

CSS custom property--colour: #3F422F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.34:1

Contrast with white10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#C0BDD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45402Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#454030no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#41403Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Dim grey · ΔE 21.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 28.1 Gray · ΔE 29.1 Black · ΔE 29.8 Slate grey · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#322F42

Analogous#423C2F, #36422F

Triadic#2F3F42, #422F3F

Split complementary#2F3642, #3B2F42

Tetradic#2F423B, #322F42, #422F36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AAAF8E

Lighter +30%#939A70

Lighter +20%#787E59

Lighter +10%#5B6044

Darker −10%#23241A

Darker −20%#060605

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#495021

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R63

G66

B47

Red63 (24.7%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue69.47°

Saturation (HSL)16.81%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3F · G 42 · B 2F

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