What color is #3E4E37?

#3E4E37 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4E37?

The RGB value is 62, 78, 55: 62 red, 78 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4E37?

The complementary color is #47374E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4E37 color

#3E4E37 rgb(62, 78, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E4E37 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 30.6% green and 21.6% blue (62, 78, 55).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#3E4E37 color codes

HEX	`#3E4E37`
RGB	`rgb(62, 78, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 30.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.23, -11.35, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.23, 16.23, 134.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.4, 6.749, 4.632)`
Decimal	`4083255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4E37, 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 #3E4E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #3E4E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4e37; }
.text { color: #3e4e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 78 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4e37, #374e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3E4E37?: #3E4E37 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4E37?: The RGB value is 62, 78, 55: 62 red, 78 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4E37?: The complementary color is #47374E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.