What color is #3D7300?

#3D7300 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D7300?

The RGB value is 61, 115, 0: 61 red, 115 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D7300?

The complementary color is #360073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D7300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D7300 color

#3D7300 rgb(61, 115, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D7300 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 45.1% green and 0% blue (61, 115, 0).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#3D7300 color codes

HEX	`#3D7300`
RGB	`rgb(61, 115, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 45.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 100%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.14, -35.3, 48.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.14, 59.62, 126.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.055, 13.253, 2.134)`
Decimal	`4027136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D7300, 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 #3D7300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3D7300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #3D7300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d7300; }
.text { color: #3d7300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d7300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 115 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d7300, #047300); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3D7300?: #3D7300 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D7300?: The RGB value is 61, 115, 0: 61 red, 115 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D7300?: The complementary color is #360073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D7300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.