What color is #3B4944?

#3B4944 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B4944?

The RGB value is 59, 73, 68: 59 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4944?

The complementary color is #493B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4944 color

#3B4944 rgb(59, 73, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4944 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 28.6% green and 26.7% blue (59, 73, 68).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#3B4944 color codes

HEX	`#3B4944`
RGB	`rgb(59, 73, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 28.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 19%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.69, -6.79, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.69, 6.88, 170.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.229, 6.112, 6.372)`
Decimal	`3885380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4944, 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 #3B4944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #3B4944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4944; }
.text { color: #3b4944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 73 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4944, #3b4749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B4944?: #3B4944 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B4944?: The RGB value is 59, 73, 68: 59 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4944?: The complementary color is #493B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.