What color is #3E534E?

#3E534E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E534E?

The RGB value is 62, 83, 78: 62 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E534E?

The complementary color is #533E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E534E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E534E color

#3E534E rgb(62, 83, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E534E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 32.5% green and 30.6% blue (62, 83, 78).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 14% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#3E534E color codes

HEX	`#3E534E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 83, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 32.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 14%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 25%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.48, -9.28, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.48, 9.28, 178.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.455, 7.76, 8.364)`
Decimal	`4084558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E534E, 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 #3E534E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E534E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #3E534E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e534e; }
.text { color: #3e534e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e534e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 83 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e534e, #3e4d53); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3E534E?: #3E534E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E534E?: The RGB value is 62, 83, 78: 62 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E534E?: The complementary color is #533E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E534E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.