What color is #3D4D43?

#3D4D43 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D4D43?

The RGB value is 61, 77, 67: 61 red, 77 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D4D43?

The complementary color is #4D3D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D4D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D4D43 color

#3D4D43 rgb(61, 77, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D4D43 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 30.2% green and 26.3% blue (61, 77, 67).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 12% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#3D4D43 color codes

HEX	`#3D4D43`
RGB	`rgb(61, 77, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 30.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 12%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 21%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 13%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.13, -8.67, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.13, 9.49, 156)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.591, 6.705, 6.309)`
Decimal	`4017475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D4D43, 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 #3D4D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D4D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #3D4D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d4d43; }
.text { color: #3d4d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d4d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 77 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d4d43, #3d4d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3D4D43?: #3D4D43 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D4D43?: The RGB value is 61, 77, 67: 61 red, 77 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D4D43?: The complementary color is #4D3D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D4D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.