What color is #3E5542?

#3E5542 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 #3E5542?

The RGB value is 62, 85, 66: 62 red, 85 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5542?

The complementary color is #553E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5542 color

#3E5542 rgb(62, 85, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E5542 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 33.3% green and 25.9% blue (62, 85, 66).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#3E5542 color codes

HEX	`#3E5542`
RGB	`rgb(62, 85, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 33.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 22%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.8, -13.2, 8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.8, 15.59, 147.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.218, 7.914, 6.353)`
Decimal	`4085058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5542, 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 #3E5542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #3E5542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5542; }
.text { color: #3e5542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 85 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5542, #3e554e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3E5542?: #3E5542 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 #3E5542?: The RGB value is 62, 85, 66: 62 red, 85 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5542?: The complementary color is #553E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.