What color is #3D443C?

#3D443C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D443C?

The RGB value is 61, 68, 60: 61 red, 68 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D443C?

The complementary color is #433C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D443C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D443C color

#3D443C rgb(61, 68, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D443C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 26.7% green and 23.5% blue (61, 68, 60).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#3D443C color codes

HEX	`#3D443C`
RGB	`rgb(61, 68, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 26.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 12%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.99, -4.69, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.99, 6.08, 140.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.807, 5.453, 5.073)`
Decimal	`4015164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D443C, 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 #3D443C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D443C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #3D443C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d443c; }
.text { color: #3d443c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d443c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 68 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d443c, #3c443f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D443C?: #3D443C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D443C?: The RGB value is 61, 68, 60: 61 red, 68 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D443C?: The complementary color is #433C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D443C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.