What color is #3B463C?

#3B463C 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 #3B463C?

The RGB value is 59, 70, 60: 59 red, 70 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B463C?

The complementary color is #463B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B463C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B463C color

#3B463C rgb(59, 70, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B463C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.5% green and 23.5% blue (59, 70, 60).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#3B463C color codes

HEX	`#3B463C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 70, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.48, -6.77, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.48, 8.16, 146.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.809, 5.636, 5.109)`
Decimal	`3884604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B463C, 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 #3B463C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B463C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #3B463C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b463c; }
.text { color: #3b463c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b463c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 70 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b463c, #3b4642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3B463C?: #3B463C 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 #3B463C?: The RGB value is 59, 70, 60: 59 red, 70 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B463C?: The complementary color is #463B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B463C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.