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#3B3721

#3B3721 is a very dark, muted yellow, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 23.1% red, 21.6% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 28% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #3B3721 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#3B3721
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #3B3721?

#3B3721 is a very dark, muted yellow, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 23.1% red, 21.6% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 28% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #3B3721 in RGB?

#3B3721 is rgb(59, 55, 33): 59 red, 55 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #3B3721 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 44, 77). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #3B3721?

PANTONE 448 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #3B3721?

Its complement #32354B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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