What color is #3E5218?

#3E5218 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5218?

The RGB value is 62, 82, 24: 62 red, 82 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5218?

The complementary color is #2C1852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5218 color

#3E5218 rgb(62, 82, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E5218 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 32.2% green and 9.4% blue (62, 82, 24).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 55% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#3E5218 color codes

HEX	`#3E5218`
RGB	`rgb(62, 82, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 32.2%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 55%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 71%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 71%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.09, -17.85, 30.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.09, 35.28, 120.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.169, 7.125, 1.967)`
Decimal	`4084248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5218, 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 #3E5218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #3E5218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5218; }
.text { color: #3e5218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 82 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5218, #215218); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E5218?: #3E5218 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5218?: The RGB value is 62, 82, 24: 62 red, 82 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5218?: The complementary color is #2C1852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.