What color is #3D5049?

#3D5049 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 #3D5049?

The RGB value is 61, 80, 73: 61 red, 80 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5049?

The complementary color is #503D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5049?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5049 color

#3D5049 rgb(61, 80, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D5049 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 31.4% green and 28.6% blue (61, 80, 73).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#3D5049 color codes

HEX	`#3D5049`
RGB	`rgb(61, 80, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 31.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.28, -9.07, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.28, 9.23, 169.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.995, 7.21, 7.378)`
Decimal	`4018249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5049, 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 #3D5049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D5049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #3D5049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5049; }
.text { color: #3d5049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 80 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5049, #3d4e50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D5049?: #3D5049 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 #3D5049?: The RGB value is 61, 80, 73: 61 red, 80 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5049?: The complementary color is #503D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5049?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.