What color is #3D524E?

#3D524E 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 #3D524E?

The RGB value is 61, 82, 78: 61 red, 82 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D524E?

The complementary color is #523D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D524E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D524E color

#3D524E rgb(61, 82, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D524E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 32.2% green and 30.6% blue (61, 82, 78).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#3D524E color codes

HEX	`#3D524E`
RGB	`rgb(61, 82, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 32.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 5%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.08, -9.05, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.08, 9.05, 181.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.316, 7.576, 8.336)`
Decimal	`4018766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D524E, 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 #3D524E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D524E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #3D524E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d524e; }
.text { color: #3d524e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d524e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 82 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d524e, #3d4c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D524E?: #3D524E 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 #3D524E?: The RGB value is 61, 82, 78: 61 red, 82 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D524E?: The complementary color is #523D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D524E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.