What color is #3B493E?

#3B493E 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 #3B493E?

The RGB value is 59, 73, 62: 59 red, 73 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B493E?

The complementary color is #493B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B493E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B493E color

#3B493E rgb(59, 73, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B493E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 28.6% green and 24.3% blue (59, 73, 62).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#3B493E color codes

HEX	`#3B493E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 73, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 28.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 19%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.52, -8.17, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.52, 9.45, 149.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.055, 6.043, 5.456)`
Decimal	`3885374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B493E, 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 #3B493E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B493E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #3B493E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b493e; }
.text { color: #3b493e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b493e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 73 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b493e, #3b4945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3B493E?: #3B493E 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 #3B493E?: The RGB value is 59, 73, 62: 59 red, 73 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B493E?: The complementary color is #493B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B493E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.