What color is #3D3E30?

#3D3E30 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3E30?

The RGB value is 61, 62, 48: 61 red, 62 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3E30?

The complementary color is #31303E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3E30 color

#3D3E30 rgb(61, 62, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D3E30 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 24.3% green and 18.8% blue (61, 62, 48).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 13% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#3D3E30 color codes

HEX	`#3D3E30`
RGB	`rgb(61, 62, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 24.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 13%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 23%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.72, -3.31, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.72, 9.12, 111.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.181, 4.651, 3.473)`
Decimal	`4013616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3E30, 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 #3D3E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #3D3E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3e30; }
.text { color: #3d3e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 62 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3e30, #363e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D3E30?: #3D3E30 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3E30?: The RGB value is 61, 62, 48: 61 red, 62 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3E30?: The complementary color is #31303E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.