#3A3A03 Color

#3A3A03 is rgb(58, 58, 3) in RGB, hsl(60, 90%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 95%, 77%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), visibly different at ΔE 11.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3A3A03

HEX#3A3A03

RGBrgb(58, 58, 3)

HSLhsl(60, 90%, 12%)

HSVhsv(60, 95%, 23%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 95%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(33.8% 0.071 109.7)

LABlab(23.61% -5.36 30.61)

LCHlch(23.61% 31.07 99.93)

What #3A3A03 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3A3A03, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Army Green#4B5320ΔE 11.19 Xander#44500CΔE 11.67 Pineapple#563C0DΔE 14.3 Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 16.44 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 16.94 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 17.26

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#3A3A03 Channel Values

How #3A3A03 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 58 · G 58 · B 3	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 90% · L 12%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 95% · V 23%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 95% · K 77%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.76:1 vs white · 1.79:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3A3A03 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3A3A03

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3A3A03; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #3A3A03

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #3A3A03 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3A3A03

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Tritanopia#3E3636

Tritanomaly#3C3829

Achromatopsia#383838

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Using #3A3A03 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3a3a03: #3A3A03;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3A3A03;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3a3a03': '#3A3A03' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.227, green: 0.227, blue: 0.012)

Android XML<color name="color_3a3a03">#3A3A03</color>

SVG fillfill="#3A3A03"

More Yellow Colors

#3A3A03 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#3A3A03 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3A3A03?

#3A3A03 is a darkest yellow — rgb(58, 58, 3) in RGB and hsl(60, 90%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.19.

What is the RGB value of #3A3A03?

#3A3A03 is rgb(58, 58, 3) — red 58, green 58, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3A3A03?

#3A3A03 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 95%, 77%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3A3A03 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3A3A03 scores 11.76:1 against white and 1.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3A3A03 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3A3A03 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 21.76, which is visibly different.

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