What color is #3D4E29?

#3D4E29 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D4E29?

The RGB value is 61, 78, 41: 61 red, 78 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D4E29?

The complementary color is #3A294E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D4E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D4E29 color

#3D4E29 rgb(61, 78, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D4E29 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 30.6% green and 16.1% blue (61, 78, 41).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#3D4E29 color codes

HEX	`#3D4E29`
RGB	`rgb(61, 78, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 30.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 47%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 47%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.88, -14.11, 19.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.88, 24.25, 125.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.049, 6.601, 3.105)`
Decimal	`4017705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D4E29, 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 #3D4E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D4E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #3D4E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d4e29; }
.text { color: #3d4e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d4e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 78 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d4e29, #2a4e29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3D4E29?: #3D4E29 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D4E29?: The RGB value is 61, 78, 41: 61 red, 78 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D4E29?: The complementary color is #3A294E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D4E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.