What color is #3D5749?

#3D5749 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D5749?

The RGB value is 61, 87, 73: 61 red, 87 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5749?

The complementary color is #573D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5749?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5749 color

#3D5749 rgb(61, 87, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D5749 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 34.1% green and 28.6% blue (61, 87, 73).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#3D5749 color codes

HEX	`#3D5749`
RGB	`rgb(61, 87, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 34.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 30%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 16%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, -13.17, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 14.1, 159.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.535, 8.289, 7.558)`
Decimal	`4020041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5749, 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 #3D5749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D5749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #3D5749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5749; }
.text { color: #3d5749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 87 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5749, #3d5756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3D5749?: #3D5749 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D5749?: The RGB value is 61, 87, 73: 61 red, 87 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5749?: The complementary color is #573D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5749?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.