What color is #3E4225?

#3E4225 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4225?

The RGB value is 62, 66, 37: 62 red, 66 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4225?

The complementary color is #292542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4225?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4225 color

#3E4225 rgb(62, 66, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E4225 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.9% green and 14.5% blue (62, 66, 37).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 28% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#3E4225 color codes

HEX	`#3E4225`
RGB	`rgb(62, 66, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 28%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 44%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 44%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.89, -7.14, 17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.89, 18.53, 112.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.269, 5.054, 2.501)`
Decimal	`4080165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4225, 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 #3E4225	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4225 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #3E4225 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4225; }
.text { color: #3e4225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4225; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 66 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4225, #2f4225); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3E4225?: #3E4225 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4225?: The RGB value is 62, 66, 37: 62 red, 66 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4225?: The complementary color is #292542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4225?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.