What color is #3E4426?

#3E4426 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4426?

The RGB value is 62, 68, 38: 62 red, 68 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4426?

The complementary color is #2C2644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4426?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4426 color

#3E4426 rgb(62, 68, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E4426 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 26.7% green and 14.9% blue (62, 68, 38).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#3E4426 color codes

HEX	`#3E4426`
RGB	`rgb(62, 68, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 26.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 44%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 44%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.57, -8.21, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.57, 19.19, 115.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.404, 5.298, 2.624)`
Decimal	`4080678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4426, 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 #3E4426	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4426 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #3E4426 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4426; }
.text { color: #3e4426; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4426; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 68 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4426, #2f4426); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3E4426?: #3E4426 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4426?: The RGB value is 62, 68, 38: 62 red, 68 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4426?: The complementary color is #2C2644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4426?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.