What color is #3D725F?

#3D725F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D725F?

The RGB value is 61, 114, 95: 61 red, 114 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D725F?

The complementary color is #723D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D725F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D725F color

#3D725F rgb(61, 114, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D725F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 44.7% green and 37.3% blue (61, 114, 95).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 30% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Forest (#317362), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#3D725F color codes

HEX	`#3D725F`
RGB	`rgb(61, 114, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 44.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 30%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 46%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.02, -22.61, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.02, 23.18, 167.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.006, 13.852, 12.971)`
Decimal	`4026975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D725F, 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 #3D725F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3D725F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #3D725F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d725f; }
.text { color: #3d725f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d725f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 114 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d725f, #3d6b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #3D725F?: #3D725F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D725F?: The RGB value is 61, 114, 95: 61 red, 114 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D725F?: The complementary color is #723D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D725F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.