What color is #3E5E4E?

#3E5E4E is a dark, grayish spring green known as Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ethereal Woods?

The RGB value is 62, 94, 78: 62 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ethereal Woods?

The complementary color is #5E3E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ethereal Woods color: hex code #3E5E4E

#3E5E4E rgb(62, 94, 78)

Shades of green

Ethereal Woods has the hex code #3E5E4E. It is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 36.9% green and 30.6% blue (62, 94, 78).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E) color codes

HEX	`#3E5E4E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 94, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 36.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 17%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.08, -15.62, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.08, 16.56, 160.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.364, 9.579, 8.667)`
Decimal	`4087374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ethereal Woods, 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 #3E5E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #3E5E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5e4e; }
.text { color: #3e5e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 94 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5e4e, #3e5e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

See #3E5E4E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3E5E4E?: #3E5E4E is a dark, grayish spring green known as Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ethereal Woods?: The RGB value is 62, 94, 78: 62 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ethereal Woods?: The complementary color is #5E3E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.