What color is #3E4E44?

#3E4E44 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4E44?

The RGB value is 62, 78, 68: 62 red, 78 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4E44?

The complementary color is #4E3E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4E44 color

#3E4E44 rgb(62, 78, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E4E44 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 30.6% green and 26.7% blue (62, 78, 68).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 11% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#3E4E44 color codes

HEX	`#3E4E44`
RGB	`rgb(62, 78, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 30.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 11%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 21%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 13%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.56, -8.65, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.56, 9.47, 156.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.754, 6.89, 6.494)`
Decimal	`4083268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4E44, 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 #3E4E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #3E4E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4e44; }
.text { color: #3e4e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 78 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4e44, #3e4e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3E4E44?: #3E4E44 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4E44?: The RGB value is 62, 78, 68: 62 red, 78 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4E44?: The complementary color is #4E3E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.