What color is #3D4836?

#3D4836 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D4836?

The RGB value is 61, 72, 54: 61 red, 72 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D4836?

The complementary color is #413648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D4836?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D4836 color

#3D4836 rgb(61, 72, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D4836 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 28.2% green and 21.2% blue (61, 72, 54).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#3D4836 color codes

HEX	`#3D4836`
RGB	`rgb(61, 72, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 28.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 25%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 25%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.14, -8.39, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.14, 12.57, 131.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.908, 5.893, 4.368)`
Decimal	`4016182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D4836, 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 #3D4836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D4836 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #3D4836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d4836; }
.text { color: #3d4836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d4836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 72 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d4836, #364838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3D4836?: #3D4836 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D4836?: The RGB value is 61, 72, 54: 61 red, 72 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D4836?: The complementary color is #413648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D4836?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.