What color is #3D403B?

#3D403B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D403B?

The RGB value is 61, 64, 59: 61 red, 64 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D403B?

The complementary color is #3E3B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D403B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D403B color

#3D403B rgb(61, 64, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D403B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 25.1% green and 23.1% blue (61, 64, 59).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 4% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#3D403B color codes

HEX	`#3D403B`
RGB	`rgb(61, 64, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 25.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 4%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 8%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.66, -2.38, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.66, 3.54, 132.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.547, 4.975, 4.857)`
Decimal	`4014139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D403B, 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 #3D403B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D403B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #3D403B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d403b; }
.text { color: #3d403b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d403b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 64 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d403b, #3b403c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D403B?: #3D403B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D403B?: The RGB value is 61, 64, 59: 61 red, 64 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D403B?: The complementary color is #3E3B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D403B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.