What color is #3D4238?

#3D4238 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D4238?

The RGB value is 61, 66, 56: 61 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D4238?

The complementary color is #3D3842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D4238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D4238 color

#3D4238 rgb(61, 66, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D4238 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 25.9% green and 22% blue (61, 66, 56).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#3D4238 color codes

HEX	`#3D4238`
RGB	`rgb(61, 66, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 25.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 15%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.22, -4.28, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.22, 6.88, 128.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.586, 5.174, 4.498)`
Decimal	`4014648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D4238, 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 #3D4238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D4238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #3D4238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d4238; }
.text { color: #3d4238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d4238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 66 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d4238, #384238); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3D4238?: #3D4238 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D4238?: The RGB value is 61, 66, 56: 61 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D4238?: The complementary color is #3D3842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D4238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.