What color is #3E5142?

#3E5142 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5142?

The RGB value is 62, 81, 66: 62 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5142?

The complementary color is #513E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5142?

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.

#3E5142 color

#3E5142 rgb(62, 81, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E5142 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 31.8% green and 25.9% blue (62, 81, 66).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#3E5142 color codes

HEX	`#3E5142`
RGB	`rgb(62, 81, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 31.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.49, -10.88, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.49, 12.64, 149.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.912, 7.302, 6.251)`
Decimal	`4084034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5142, 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 #3E5142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5142 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 #3E5142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5142; }
.text { color: #3e5142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 81 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5142, #3e514c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3E5142?: #3E5142 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5142?: The RGB value is 62, 81, 66: 62 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5142?: The complementary color is #513E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5142?: 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.