What color is #3E504E?

#3E504E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E504E?

The RGB value is 62, 80, 78: 62 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E504E?

The complementary color is #503E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E504E color

#3E504E rgb(62, 80, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E504E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (62, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#3E504E color codes

HEX	`#3E504E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.51, -7.48, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.51, 7.56, 188.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.23, 7.311, 8.289)`
Decimal	`4083790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E504E, 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 #3E504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #3E504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e504e; }
.text { color: #3e504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e504e, #3e4950); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3E504E?: #3E504E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E504E?: The RGB value is 62, 80, 78: 62 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E504E?: The complementary color is #503E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.