What color is #3D5756?

#3D5756 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D5756?

The RGB value is 61, 87, 86: 61 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5756?

The complementary color is #573D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5756?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5756 color

#3D5756 rgb(61, 87, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D5756 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 34.1% green and 33.7% blue (61, 87, 86).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#3D5756 color codes

HEX	`#3D5756`
RGB	`rgb(61, 87, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 34.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 30%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.96, -9.97, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.96, 10.3, 194.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.012, 8.48, 10.07)`
Decimal	`4020054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5756, 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 #3D5756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D5756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #3D5756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5756; }
.text { color: #3d5756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 87 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5756, #3d4b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D5756?: #3D5756 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D5756?: The RGB value is 61, 87, 86: 61 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5756?: The complementary color is #573D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5756?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.