What color is #3D4C4A?

#3D4C4A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D4C4A?

The RGB value is 61, 76, 74: 61 red, 76 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D4C4A?

The complementary color is #4C3D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D4C4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D4C4A color

#3D4C4A rgb(61, 76, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D4C4A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 29.8% green and 29% blue (61, 76, 74).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 11% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#3D4C4A color codes

HEX	`#3D4C4A`
RGB	`rgb(61, 76, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 29.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 11%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 20%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, -6.4, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 6.45, 186.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.745, 6.655, 7.459)`
Decimal	`4017226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D4C4A, 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 #3D4C4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D4C4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #3D4C4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d4c4a; }
.text { color: #3d4c4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d4c4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 76 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d4c4a, #3d464c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3D4C4A?: #3D4C4A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D4C4A?: The RGB value is 61, 76, 74: 61 red, 76 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D4C4A?: The complementary color is #4C3D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D4C4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.