What color is #3E4428?

#3E4428 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 #3E4428?

The RGB value is 62, 68, 40: 62 red, 68 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4428?

The complementary color is #2E2844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4428?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4428 color

#3E4428 rgb(62, 68, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E4428 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 26.7% green and 15.7% blue (62, 68, 40).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 26% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#3E4428 color codes

HEX	`#3E4428`
RGB	`rgb(62, 68, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 26.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 26%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 41%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 41%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.6, -7.92, 16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.6, 17.99, 116.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.437, 5.312, 2.799)`
Decimal	`4080680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4428, 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 #3E4428	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4428 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #3E4428 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4428; }
.text { color: #3e4428; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4428; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 68 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4428, #304428); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3E4428?: #3E4428 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 #3E4428?: The RGB value is 62, 68, 40: 62 red, 68 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4428?: The complementary color is #2E2844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4428?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.