What color is #3B4C40?

#3B4C40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B4C40?

The RGB value is 59, 76, 64: 59 red, 76 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4C40?

The complementary color is #4C3B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4C40 color

#3B4C40 rgb(59, 76, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4C40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 29.8% green and 25.1% blue (59, 76, 64).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#3B4C40 color codes

HEX	`#3B4C40`
RGB	`rgb(59, 76, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 29.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 22%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.57, -9.53, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.57, 10.74, 152.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.313, 6.469, 5.818)`
Decimal	`3886144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4C40, 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 #3B4C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #3B4C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4c40; }
.text { color: #3b4c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 76 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4c40, #3b4c49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B4C40?: #3B4C40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B4C40?: The RGB value is 59, 76, 64: 59 red, 76 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4C40?: The complementary color is #4C3B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.