What color is #3D5A42?

#3D5A42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D5A42?

The RGB value is 61, 90, 66: 61 red, 90 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5A42?

The complementary color is #5A3D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5A42 color

#3D5A42 rgb(61, 90, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D5A42 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 35.3% green and 25.9% blue (61, 90, 66).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#3D5A42 color codes

HEX	`#3D5A42`
RGB	`rgb(61, 90, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 35.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 32%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, -16.4, 10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 19.47, 147.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.564, 8.697, 6.486)`
Decimal	`4020802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5A42, 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 #3D5A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D5A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #3D5A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5a42; }
.text { color: #3d5a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 90 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5a42, #3d5a51); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3D5A42?: #3D5A42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D5A42?: The RGB value is 61, 90, 66: 61 red, 90 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5A42?: The complementary color is #5A3D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.