#3F391C Color

#3F391C is rgb(63, 57, 28) in RGB, hsl(50, 38%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 56%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3F391C

HEX#3F391C

RGBrgb(63, 57, 28)

HSLhsl(50, 38%, 18%)

HSVhsv(50, 56%, 25%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 56%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(34.3% 0.046 97.9)

LABlab(24.03% -0.78 18.93)

LCHlch(24.03% 18.95 92.35)

What #3F391C 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 #3F391C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 5.03 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 8.55 Rifle Green#414833ΔE 10.58 Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 11.96 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 12.01 Kombu Green#354230ΔE 12.68

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#3F391C Channel Values

How #3F391C 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 63 · G 57 · B 28	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 50° · S 38% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 50° · S 56% · V 25%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 10% · Y 56% · K 75%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.58:1 vs white · 1.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3F391C 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 text11.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3F391C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3F391C; 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 #3F391C

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 #3F391C 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#3F391C

Protanopia#3A3A1C

Protanomaly#3C3A1C

Deuteranopia#3B3B1C

Deuteranomaly#3D3A1C

Tritanopia#413636

Tritanomaly#40372E

Achromatopsia#393939

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Using #3F391C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3f391c: #3F391C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3F391C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3f391c': '#3F391C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.247, green: 0.224, blue: 0.110)

Android XML<color name="color_3f391c">#3F391C</color>

SVG fillfill="#3F391C"

More Yellow Colors

#3F391C 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

#3F391C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3F391C?

#3F391C is a darkest yellow — rgb(63, 57, 28) in RGB and hsl(50, 38%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #3F391C?

#3F391C is rgb(63, 57, 28) — red 63, green 57, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3F391C?

#3F391C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 56%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3F391C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3F391C scores 11.58:1 against white and 1.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3F391C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3F391C 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 26.56, which is a different colour altogether.

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