Information about #3D482E color

#3D482E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3D482E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(61, 72, 46) — 23.9% red, 28.2% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 10 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#3D482E presents itself as a gently muted chartreuse — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Butterfly Creek (#3C492F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mallard (#3A4531) and Scrub (#3D4031).

In RGB terms — rgb(61, 72, 46) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3D482E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3D482E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3D482E color variations

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#3D482E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3D482E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mallard color link
Mallard

#3A4531

Scrub color link
Scrub

#3D4031

Kombu Green color link
Kombu Green

#354230

Pine Needle color link
Pine Needle

#454D32

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Lush color link
Lush

#354C28

Log Cabin color link
Log Cabin

#393E2E

Grasslands color link
Grasslands

#3D3D2E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3D482E
  • RGB61, 72, 46
  • CMYK4, 0, 10, 72
  • CSSrgb(61, 72, 46)
  • HSL85°, 22%, 23%
  • HSL Precise85.385°, 22.034%, 23.137%
  • HSV85°, 36%, 28%
  • HSB85°, 36%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.239, 0.282, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.239, 0.282, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.239, 0.282, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3D482E
  • DECIMAL ID4016174
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01