What color is #3E594C?

#3E594C is a dark, grayish spring green known as Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plantation?

The RGB value is 62, 89, 76: 62 red, 89 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Plantation?

The complementary color is #593E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E594C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plantation color: hex code #3E594C

#3E594C rgb(62, 89, 76)

Shades of green

Plantation has the hex code #3E594C. It is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 34.9% green and 29.8% blue (62, 89, 76).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 65% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

Plantation (#3E594C) color codes

HEX	`#3E594C`
RGB	`rgb(62, 89, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 34.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 15%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.38, -13.26, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.38, 13.94, 162.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.863, 8.69, 8.152)`
Decimal	`4086092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plantation, 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 #3E594C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E594C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #3E594C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e594c; }
.text { color: #3e594c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e594c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 89 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e594c, #3e5959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #3E594C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3E594C?: #3E594C is a dark, grayish spring green known as Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plantation?: The RGB value is 62, 89, 76: 62 red, 89 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plantation?: The complementary color is #593E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E594C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.