#3A3A00

A very dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #3A3A00

The hex code #3A3A00 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkolivegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 58, 58, and 0.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A3A00
RGB58, 58, 0
HSL60.0°, 100.0%, 11.4%
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 77%
HSV60.0°, 100.0%, 22.7%
LAB23.4, -7.5, 32.0
XYZ3.3, 3.9, 0.6
Decimal3815936

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.76:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.79:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.52:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A3A00; }
.text-color { color: #3A3A00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A3A00; }

Similar Colors

Darkolivegreen
#556B2F