What color is #3D5C53?

#3D5C53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D5C53?

The RGB value is 61, 92, 83: 61 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5C53?

The complementary color is #5C3D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5C53 color

#3D5C53 rgb(61, 92, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D5C53 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 36.1% green and 32.5% blue (61, 92, 83).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#3D5C53 color codes

HEX	`#3D5C53`
RGB	`rgb(61, 92, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 36.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.5, -13.64, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.5, 13.72, 173.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.312, 9.271, 9.586)`
Decimal	`4021331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5C53, 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 #3D5C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D5C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #3D5C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5c53; }
.text { color: #3d5c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 92 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5c53, #3d555c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3D5C53?: #3D5C53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D5C53?: The RGB value is 61, 92, 83: 61 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5C53?: The complementary color is #5C3D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.