What color is #3D4130?

#3D4130 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D4130?

The RGB value is 61, 65, 48: 61 red, 65 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D4130?

The complementary color is #343041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D4130?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D4130 color

#3D4130 rgb(61, 65, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D4130 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 25.5% green and 18.8% blue (61, 65, 48).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#3D4130 color codes

HEX	`#3D4130`
RGB	`rgb(61, 65, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 25.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 26%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 26%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.7, -5.21, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.7, 11.14, 117.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.348, 4.986, 3.529)`
Decimal	`4014384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D4130, 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 #3D4130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D4130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #3D4130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d4130; }
.text { color: #3d4130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d4130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 65 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d4130, #354130); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3D4130?: #3D4130 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D4130?: The RGB value is 61, 65, 48: 61 red, 65 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D4130?: The complementary color is #343041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D4130?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.