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#3A3A2F

#3a3a2f ≈ Black Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#3a3a2f is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 22.75% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.97% yellow and 77.25% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 10.48% saturation and 20.59% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Black Olive (#3b3c36), ΔE 2.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0413

Complementary

  1. #3a3a2f
  2. #2f2f3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a3a2f
  2. #2f353a
  3. #352f3a

Analogous

  1. #3a352f
  2. #3a3a2f
  3. #353a2f

Triadic

  1. #3a3a2f
  2. #2f3a3a
  3. #3a2f3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a3a2f
  2. #2f3a2f
  3. #2f2f3a
  4. #3a2f3a

Square

  1. #3a3a2f
  2. #2f3a35
  3. #2f2f3a
  4. #3a2f35

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0b09
  2. #10100d
  3. #3a3a2f
  4. #646451
  5. #8e8e74

Shades

#3a3a2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a3a2f
  2. #34342a
  3. #2e2e26
  4. #292921
  5. #23231c
  6. #1d1d18
  7. #171713
  8. #11110e
  9. #0c0c09
  10. #060605
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a3a2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a3a2f
  2. #4e4e44
  3. #616159
  4. #75756d
  5. #898982
  6. #9d9d97
  7. #b0b0ac
  8. #c4c4c1
  9. #d8d8d5
  10. #ebebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a3a2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a3a2f
  2. #414137
  3. #48483f
  4. #4f4f47
  5. #56564f
  6. #5d5d58
  7. #646460
  8. #6b6b68
  9. #727270
  10. #797978
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3a35 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c392e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c3a2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c3937 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b392f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b3a2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b3934 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a3a2f {
  color: #3a3a2f;
}
Background
.bg-3a3a2f {
  background-color: #3a3a2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a3a2f {
  border: 2px solid #3a3a2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a3a2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 58 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 10% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a3a2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a3a2f, #353a2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a3a2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 58 47 / 0.35);
}

#3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 2.79 #343434 Jet ΔE 6.77 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.14 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 7.88 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.09 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.68 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.49 #c5c5d0 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Black Olive
#3a3a2f  rgb(58, 58, 47)  hsl(60, 10%, 21%)  Black Olive
#2f2f3a  rgb(47, 47, 58)  hsl(240, 10%, 21%)  Jet
#2f3a3a  rgb(47, 58, 58)  hsl(180, 10%, 21%)  Gunmetal
#3a2f3a  rgb(58, 47, 58)  hsl(300, 10%, 21%)  Jet