What color is #3D883F?

#3D883F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D883F?

The RGB value is 61, 136, 63: 61 red, 136 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D883F?

The complementary color is #883D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D883F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D883F color

#3D883F rgb(61, 136, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D883F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 53.3% green and 24.7% blue (61, 136, 63).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 38% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#3D883F color codes

HEX	`#3D883F`
RGB	`rgb(61, 136, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 53.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 38%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 55%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 54%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.64, -39.04, 32.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.64, 50.49, 140.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.625, 18.958, 7.748)`
Decimal	`4032575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D883F, 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 #3D883F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3D883F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	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 #3D883F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d883f; }
.text { color: #3d883f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d883f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 136 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d883f, #3d8865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #3D883F?: #3D883F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D883F?: The RGB value is 61, 136, 63: 61 red, 136 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D883F?: The complementary color is #883D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D883F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.