What color is #3E492F?

#3E492F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E492F?

The RGB value is 62, 73, 47: 62 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E492F?

The complementary color is #3A2F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E492F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E492F color

#3E492F rgb(62, 73, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E492F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 28.6% green and 18.4% blue (62, 73, 47).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#3E492F color codes

HEX	`#3E492F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 73, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 28.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 36%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.4, -9.82, 14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.4, 17.22, 124.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.882, 5.994, 3.589)`
Decimal	`4081967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E492F, 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 #3E492F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E492F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #3E492F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e492f; }
.text { color: #3e492f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e492f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 73 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e492f, #31492f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3E492F?: #3E492F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E492F?: The RGB value is 62, 73, 47: 62 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E492F?: The complementary color is #3A2F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E492F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.