What color is #3E5417?

#3E5417 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 #3E5417?

The RGB value is 62, 84, 23: 62 red, 84 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5417?

The complementary color is #2D1754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5417?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5417 color

#3E5417 rgb(62, 84, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E5417 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 32.9% green and 9% blue (62, 84, 23).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 57% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#3E5417 color codes

HEX	`#3E5417`
RGB	`rgb(62, 84, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 32.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 57%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 73%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 73%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.76, -19.01, 31.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.76, 36.89, 121.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.312, 7.427, 1.964)`
Decimal	`4084759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5417, 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 #3E5417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #3E5417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5417; }
.text { color: #3e5417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 84 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5417, #205417); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E5417?: #3E5417 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 #3E5417?: The RGB value is 62, 84, 23: 62 red, 84 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5417?: The complementary color is #2D1754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5417?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.