What color is #3D432E?

#3D432E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D432E?

The RGB value is 61, 67, 46: 61 red, 67 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D432E?

The complementary color is #342E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D432E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D432E color

#3D432E rgb(61, 67, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D432E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 26.3% green and 18% blue (61, 67, 46).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#3D432E color codes

HEX	`#3D432E`
RGB	`rgb(61, 67, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 26.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 31%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 31%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.31, -6.8, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.31, 13.76, 119.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.425, 5.204, 3.356)`
Decimal	`4014894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D432E, 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 #3D432E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D432E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #3D432E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d432e; }
.text { color: #3d432e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d432e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 67 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d432e, #33432e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3D432E?: #3D432E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D432E?: The RGB value is 61, 67, 46: 61 red, 67 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D432E?: The complementary color is #342E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D432E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.