What color is #3E503C?

#3E503C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E503C?

The RGB value is 62, 80, 60: 62 red, 80 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E503C?

The complementary color is #4E3C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E503C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E503C color

#3E503C rgb(62, 80, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E503C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 31.4% green and 23.5% blue (62, 80, 60).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#3E503C color codes

HEX	`#3E503C`
RGB	`rgb(62, 80, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 31.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 25%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, -11.54, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 14.98, 140.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.671, 7.088, 5.343)`
Decimal	`4083772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E503C, 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 #3E503C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E503C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #3E503C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e503c; }
.text { color: #3e503c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e503c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 80 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e503c, #3c5044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3E503C?: #3E503C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E503C?: The RGB value is 62, 80, 60: 62 red, 80 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E503C?: The complementary color is #4E3C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E503C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.