What color is #3E4630?

#3E4630 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4630?

The RGB value is 62, 70, 48: 62 red, 70 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4630?

The complementary color is #383046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4630?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4630 color

#3E4630 rgb(62, 70, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E4630 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 27.5% green and 18.8% blue (62, 70, 48).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#3E4630 color codes

HEX	`#3E4630`
RGB	`rgb(62, 70, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 27.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.43, -7.84, 12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.43, 14.52, 122.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.71, 5.618, 3.632)`
Decimal	`4081200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4630, 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 #3E4630	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4630 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #3E4630 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4630; }
.text { color: #3e4630; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4630; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 70 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4630, #334630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3E4630?: #3E4630 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4630?: The RGB value is 62, 70, 48: 62 red, 70 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4630?: The complementary color is #383046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4630?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.