What color is #3E522F?

#3E522F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E522F?

The RGB value is 62, 82, 47: 62 red, 82 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E522F?

The complementary color is #432F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E522F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E522F color

#3E522F rgb(62, 82, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E522F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 32.2% green and 18.4% blue (62, 82, 47).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 27% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#3E522F color codes

HEX	`#3E522F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 82, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 32.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 27%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 43%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 43%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.4, -15.03, 18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.4, 23.52, 129.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.517, 7.264, 3.8)`
Decimal	`4084271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E522F, 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 #3E522F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E522F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #3E522F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e522f; }
.text { color: #3e522f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e522f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 82 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e522f, #2f5231); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3E522F?: #3E522F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E522F?: The RGB value is 62, 82, 47: 62 red, 82 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E522F?: The complementary color is #432F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E522F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.