What color is #3E4232?

#3E4232 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 #3E4232?

The RGB value is 62, 66, 50: 62 red, 66 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4232?

The complementary color is #363242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4232 color

#3E4232 rgb(62, 66, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E4232 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.9% green and 19.6% blue (62, 66, 50).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#3E4232 color codes

HEX	`#3E4232`
RGB	`rgb(62, 66, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 24%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 24%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.16, -5.01, 9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.16, 10.48, 118.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.51, 5.151, 3.774)`
Decimal	`4080178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4232, 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 #3E4232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #3E4232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4232; }
.text { color: #3e4232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 66 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4232, #364232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3E4232?: #3E4232 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 #3E4232?: The RGB value is 62, 66, 50: 62 red, 66 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4232?: The complementary color is #363242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.