What color is #3B453A?

#3B453A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B453A?

The RGB value is 59, 69, 58: 59 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B453A?

The complementary color is #443A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B453A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B453A color

#3B453A rgb(59, 69, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B453A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.1% green and 22.7% blue (59, 69, 58).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#3B453A color codes

HEX	`#3B453A`
RGB	`rgb(59, 69, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.09, -6.59, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.09, 8.45, 141.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.695, 5.491, 4.815)`
Decimal	`3884346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B453A, 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 #3B453A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B453A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #3B453A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b453a; }
.text { color: #3b453a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b453a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 69 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b453a, #3a453f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3B453A?: #3B453A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B453A?: The RGB value is 59, 69, 58: 59 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B453A?: The complementary color is #443A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B453A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.