What color is #3D4237?

#3D4237 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D4237?

The RGB value is 61, 66, 55: 61 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D4237?

The complementary color is #3C3742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D4237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D4237 color

#3D4237 rgb(61, 66, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D4237 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 25.9% green and 21.6% blue (61, 66, 55).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 9% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#3D4237 color codes

HEX	`#3D4237`
RGB	`rgb(61, 66, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 25.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 9%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 17%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.2, -4.49, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.2, 7.49, 126.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.562, 5.164, 4.37)`
Decimal	`4014647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D4237, 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 #3D4237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D4237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #3D4237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d4237; }
.text { color: #3d4237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d4237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 66 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d4237, #384237); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3D4237?: #3D4237 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D4237?: The RGB value is 61, 66, 55: 61 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D4237?: The complementary color is #3C3742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D4237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.