What color is #3EB489?

#3EB489 is a desaturated spring green known as Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mint?

The RGB value is 62, 180, 137: 62 red, 180 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mint?

The complementary color is #B43E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3EB489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mint color: hex code #3EB489

#3EB489 rgb(62, 180, 137)

Shades of green

Mint has the hex code #3EB489. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 70.6% green and 53.7% blue (62, 180, 137).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 49% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

Mint (#3EB489) color codes

HEX	`#3EB489`
RGB	`rgb(62, 180, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 70.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 49%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 66%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.11, -43.17, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.11, 44.93, 163.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.821, 35.47, 29.306)`
Decimal	`4109449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mint, 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 #3EB489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3EB489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #3EB489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3eb489; }
.text { color: #3eb489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3eb489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 180 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3eb489, #3ea4b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3EB489 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3EB489?: #3EB489 is a desaturated spring green known as Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mint?: The RGB value is 62, 180, 137: 62 red, 180 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mint?: The complementary color is #B43E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3EB489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.