What color is #3B4F41?

#3B4F41 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 #3B4F41?

The RGB value is 59, 79, 65: 59 red, 79 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4F41?

The complementary color is #4F3B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4F41 color

#3B4F41 rgb(59, 79, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4F41 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 31% green and 25.5% blue (59, 79, 65).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#3B4F41 color codes

HEX	`#3B4F41`
RGB	`rgb(59, 79, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 31%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 18%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.59, -11.09, 5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.59, 12.5, 152.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.553, 6.903, 6.04)`
Decimal	`3886913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4F41, 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 #3B4F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #3B4F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4f41; }
.text { color: #3b4f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 79 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4f41, #3b4f4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B4F41?: #3B4F41 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 #3B4F41?: The RGB value is 59, 79, 65: 59 red, 79 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4F41?: The complementary color is #4F3B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.