What color is #3E6334?

#3E6334 is a dark, desaturated green known as Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Greenhouse?

The RGB value is 62, 99, 52: 62 red, 99 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Greenhouse?

The complementary color is #593463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E6334?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Greenhouse color: hex code #3E6334

#3E6334 rgb(62, 99, 52)

Shades of green

Greenhouse has the hex code #3E6334. It is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 38.8% green and 20.4% blue (62, 99, 52).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 31% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 61% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

Greenhouse (#3E6334) color codes

HEX	`#3E6334`
RGB	`rgb(62, 99, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 38.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 31%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 47%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 47%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.19, -23.32, 22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.19, 32.45, 135.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.068, 10.195, 4.844)`
Decimal	`4088628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Greenhouse, 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 #3E6334	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E6334 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	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 #3E6334 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e6334; }
.text { color: #3e6334; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e6334; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 99 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e6334, #346342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3E6334 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3E6334?: #3E6334 is a dark, desaturated green known as Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Greenhouse?: The RGB value is 62, 99, 52: 62 red, 99 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Greenhouse?: The complementary color is #593463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E6334?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.