What color is #3D9F44?

#3D9F44 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D9F44?

The RGB value is 61, 159, 68: 61 red, 159 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D9F44?

The complementary color is #9F3D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D9F44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D9F44 color

#3D9F44 rgb(61, 159, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D9F44 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 62.4% green and 26.7% blue (61, 159, 68).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 45% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#3D9F44 color codes

HEX	`#3D9F44`
RGB	`rgb(61, 159, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 62.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 45%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 62%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 57%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, -47.58, 38.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 61.28, 140.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.365, 26.204, 9.716)`
Decimal	`4038468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D9F44, 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 #3D9F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3D9F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #3D9F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d9f44; }
.text { color: #3d9f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d9f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 159 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d9f44, #3d9f75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #3D9F44?: #3D9F44 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D9F44?: The RGB value is 61, 159, 68: 61 red, 159 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D9F44?: The complementary color is #9F3D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D9F44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.