What color is #3E5243?

#3E5243 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 #3E5243?

The RGB value is 62, 82, 67: 62 red, 82 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5243?

The complementary color is #523E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5243 color

#3E5243 rgb(62, 82, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E5243 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 32.2% green and 26.3% blue (62, 82, 67).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 14% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#3E5243 color codes

HEX	`#3E5243`
RGB	`rgb(62, 82, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 32.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 14%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 24%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.84, -11.25, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.84, 12.9, 150.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.017, 7.464, 6.433)`
Decimal	`4084291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5243, 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 #3E5243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #3E5243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5243; }
.text { color: #3e5243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 82 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5243, #3e524d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3E5243?: #3E5243 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 #3E5243?: The RGB value is 62, 82, 67: 62 red, 82 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5243?: The complementary color is #523E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.