What color is #3D534A?

#3D534A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D534A?

The RGB value is 61, 83, 74: 61 red, 83 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D534A?

The complementary color is #533D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D534A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D534A color

#3D534A rgb(61, 83, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D534A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 32.5% green and 29% blue (61, 83, 74).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#3D534A color codes

HEX	`#3D534A`
RGB	`rgb(61, 83, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 32.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.29, -10.62, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.29, 10.91, 166.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.253, 7.673, 7.629)`
Decimal	`4019018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D534A, 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 #3D534A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D534A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #3D534A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d534a; }
.text { color: #3d534a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d534a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 83 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d534a, #3d5153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3D534A?: #3D534A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D534A?: The RGB value is 61, 83, 74: 61 red, 83 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D534A?: The complementary color is #533D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D534A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.