What color is #3B4133?

#3B4133 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B4133?

The RGB value is 59, 65, 51: 59 red, 65 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4133?

The complementary color is #393341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4133?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4133 color

#3B4133 rgb(59, 65, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4133 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 25.5% green and 20% blue (59, 65, 51).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 12% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#3B4133 color codes

HEX	`#3B4133`
RGB	`rgb(59, 65, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 25.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 12%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 22%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, -5.54, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 9.51, 125.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.291, 4.949, 3.861)`
Decimal	`3883315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4133, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3B4133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3B4133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4133; }
.text { color: #3b4133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 65 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4133, #344133); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B4133?: #3B4133 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B4133?: The RGB value is 59, 65, 51: 59 red, 65 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4133?: The complementary color is #393341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4133?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.