What color is #3E5248?

#3E5248 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5248?

The RGB value is 62, 82, 72: 62 red, 82 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5248?

The complementary color is #523E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5248?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5248 color

#3E5248 rgb(62, 82, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E5248 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 32.2% green and 28.2% blue (62, 82, 72).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 14% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#3E5248 color codes

HEX	`#3E5248`
RGB	`rgb(62, 82, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 32.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 14%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 24%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.98, -10.12, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.98, 10.66, 161.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.173, 7.526, 7.257)`
Decimal	`4084296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5248, 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 #3E5248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #3E5248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5248; }
.text { color: #3e5248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 82 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5248, #3e5252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3E5248?: #3E5248 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5248?: The RGB value is 62, 82, 72: 62 red, 82 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5248?: The complementary color is #523E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5248?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.