What color is #3E553A?

#3E553A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E553A?

The RGB value is 62, 85, 58: 62 red, 85 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E553A?

The complementary color is #513A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E553A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E553A color

#3E553A rgb(62, 85, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E553A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 33.3% green and 22.7% blue (62, 85, 58).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#3E553A color codes

HEX	`#3E553A`
RGB	`rgb(62, 85, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 33.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 32%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 32%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.62, -14.8, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.62, 19.7, 138.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.999, 7.826, 5.197)`
Decimal	`4085050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E553A, 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 #3E553A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E553A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #3E553A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e553a; }
.text { color: #3e553a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e553a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 85 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e553a, #3a5544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3E553A?: #3E553A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E553A?: The RGB value is 62, 85, 58: 62 red, 85 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E553A?: The complementary color is #513A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E553A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.