What color is #3E4238?

#3E4238 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 #3E4238?

The RGB value is 62, 66, 56: 62 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4238?

The complementary color is #3C3842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4238 color

#3E4238 rgb(62, 66, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E4238 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.9% green and 22% blue (62, 66, 56).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#3E4238 color codes

HEX	`#3E4238`
RGB	`rgb(62, 66, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 15%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.31, -3.85, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.31, 6.74, 124.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.649, 5.206, 4.501)`
Decimal	`4080184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4238, 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 #3E4238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #3E4238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4238; }
.text { color: #3e4238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 66 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4238, #394238); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3E4238?: #3E4238 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 #3E4238?: The RGB value is 62, 66, 56: 62 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4238?: The complementary color is #3C3842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.