What color is #3D6E61?

#3D6E61 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D6E61?

The RGB value is 61, 110, 97: 61 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D6E61?

The complementary color is #6E3D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D6E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D6E61 color

#3D6E61 rgb(61, 110, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D6E61 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 43.1% green and 38% blue (61, 110, 97).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 29% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#3D6E61 color codes

HEX	`#3D6E61`
RGB	`rgb(61, 110, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 43.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 29%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 45%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 12%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.77, -20.02, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.77, 20.12, 174.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.657, 13.006, 13.309)`
Decimal	`4025953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D6E61, 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 #3D6E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3D6E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3D6E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d6e61; }
.text { color: #3d6e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d6e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 110 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d6e61, #3d636e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3D6E61?: #3D6E61 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D6E61?: The RGB value is 61, 110, 97: 61 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D6E61?: The complementary color is #6E3D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D6E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.