What color is #3D5947?

#3D5947 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D5947?

The RGB value is 61, 89, 71: 61 red, 89 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5947?

The complementary color is #593D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5947 color

#3D5947 rgb(61, 89, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D5947 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 34.9% green and 27.8% blue (61, 89, 71).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#3D5947 color codes

HEX	`#3D5947`
RGB	`rgb(61, 89, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 34.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 31%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.19, -14.76, 7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.19, 16.39, 154.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.634, 8.591, 7.269)`
Decimal	`4020551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5947, 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 #3D5947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D5947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #3D5947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5947; }
.text { color: #3d5947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 89 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5947, #3d5955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3D5947?: #3D5947 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D5947?: The RGB value is 61, 89, 71: 61 red, 89 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5947?: The complementary color is #593D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.