What color is #3D5B40?

#3D5B40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D5B40?

The RGB value is 61, 91, 64: 61 red, 91 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5B40?

The complementary color is #5B3D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5B40 color

#3D5B40 rgb(61, 91, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D5B40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 35.7% green and 25.1% blue (61, 91, 64).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#3D5B40 color codes

HEX	`#3D5B40`
RGB	`rgb(61, 91, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 35.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.68, -17.35, 12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.68, 21.17, 145.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.591, 8.844, 6.209)`
Decimal	`4021056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5B40, 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 #3D5B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D5B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #3D5B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5b40; }
.text { color: #3d5b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 91 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5b40, #3d5b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D5B40?: #3D5B40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D5B40?: The RGB value is 61, 91, 64: 61 red, 91 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5B40?: The complementary color is #5B3D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.