What color is #3D431B?

#3D431B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D431B?

The RGB value is 61, 67, 27: 61 red, 67 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D431B?

The complementary color is #211B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D431B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D431B color

#3D431B rgb(61, 67, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D431B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 26.3% green and 10.6% blue (61, 67, 27).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 43% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#3D431B color codes

HEX	`#3D431B`
RGB	`rgb(61, 67, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 26.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 43%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 60%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 60%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.98, -9.47, 23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.98, 25.01, 112.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.13, 5.086, 1.801)`
Decimal	`4014875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D431B, 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 #3D431B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D431B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #3D431B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d431b; }
.text { color: #3d431b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d431b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 67 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d431b, #29431b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3D431B?: #3D431B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D431B?: The RGB value is 61, 67, 27: 61 red, 67 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D431B?: The complementary color is #211B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D431B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.