What color is #3D8B6F?

#3D8B6F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D8B6F?

The RGB value is 61, 139, 111: 61 red, 139 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D8B6F?

The complementary color is #8B3D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D8B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D8B6F color

#3D8B6F rgb(61, 139, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D8B6F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 54.5% green and 43.5% blue (61, 139, 111).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 39% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#3D8B6F color codes

HEX	`#3D8B6F`
RGB	`rgb(61, 139, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 54.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 39%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 56%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, -31.1, 7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 32.06, 165.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.025, 20.604, 18.274)`
Decimal	`4033391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D8B6F, 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 #3D8B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3D8B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #3D8B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d8b6f; }
.text { color: #3d8b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d8b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 139 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d8b6f, #3d808b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #3D8B6F?: #3D8B6F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D8B6F?: The RGB value is 61, 139, 111: 61 red, 139 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D8B6F?: The complementary color is #8B3D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D8B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.