What color is #3B463A?

#3B463A 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 #3B463A?

The RGB value is 59, 70, 58: 59 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B463A?

The complementary color is #453A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B463A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B463A color

#3B463A rgb(59, 70, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B463A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.5% green and 22.7% blue (59, 70, 58).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#3B463A color codes

HEX	`#3B463A`
RGB	`rgb(59, 70, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 17%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.42, -7.2, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.42, 9.23, 141.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.757, 5.616, 4.835)`
Decimal	`3884602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B463A, 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 #3B463A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B463A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #3B463A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b463a; }
.text { color: #3b463a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b463a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 70 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b463a, #3a463f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3B463A?: #3B463A 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 #3B463A?: The RGB value is 59, 70, 58: 59 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B463A?: The complementary color is #453A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B463A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.