Information about #3B382B color

#3B382B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3B382B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 56, 43) — 23.1% red, 22% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 6 / 77. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#3B382B is a softly toned golden yellow that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from El Paso (#39392C). Slightly further away sit Touch Wood (#3A372E) and Thousand Year Old Brown (#3B3429).

The recipe behind #3B382B is rgb(59, 56, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3B382B: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:77) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#3B382B color variations

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#3B382B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3B382B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

El Paso color link
El Paso

#39392C

Touch Wood color link
Touch Wood

#3A372E

Blackwood color link
Blackwood

#3F372E

Triple Mondo color link
Triple Mondo

#40372A

Green Kelp color link
Green Kelp

#393D2A

Graphite color link
Graphite

#383428

Black Pepper color link
Black Pepper

#3C3731

Grasslands color link
Grasslands

#3D3D2E

Birch color link
Birch

#3F3726

Log Cabin color link
Log Cabin

#393E2E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B382B
  • RGB59, 56, 43
  • CMYK0, 1, 6, 77
  • CSSrgb(59, 56, 43)
  • HSL49°, 16%, 20%
  • HSL Precise48.75°, 15.686%, 20%
  • HSV49°, 27%, 23%
  • HSB49°, 27%, 23%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.220, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.220, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.220, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3B382B
  • DECIMAL ID3881003
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01