What color is #3E4035?

#3E4035 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4035?

The RGB value is 62, 64, 53: 62 red, 64 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4035?

The complementary color is #373540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4035?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4035 color

#3E4035 rgb(62, 64, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E4035 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.1% green and 20.8% blue (62, 64, 53).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#3E4035 color codes

HEX	`#3E4035`
RGB	`rgb(62, 64, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, -3.18, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 7.2, 116.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.463, 4.948, 4.087)`
Decimal	`4079669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4035, 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 #3E4035	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4035 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #3E4035 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4035; }
.text { color: #3e4035; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4035; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 64 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4035, #394035); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E4035?: #3E4035 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4035?: The RGB value is 62, 64, 53: 62 red, 64 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4035?: The complementary color is #373540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4035?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.