What color is #3D5246?

#3D5246 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D5246?

The RGB value is 61, 82, 70: 61 red, 82 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5246?

The complementary color is #523D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5246 color

#3D5246 rgb(61, 82, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D5246 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 32.2% green and 27.5% blue (61, 82, 70).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#3D5246 color codes

HEX	`#3D5246`
RGB	`rgb(61, 82, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 32.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.85, -10.96, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.85, 11.82, 158.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.047, 7.469, 6.916)`
Decimal	`4018758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5246, 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 #3D5246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D5246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #3D5246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5246; }
.text { color: #3d5246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 82 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5246, #3d5251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3D5246?: #3D5246 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D5246?: The RGB value is 61, 82, 70: 61 red, 82 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5246?: The complementary color is #523D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.