What color is #3E5550?

#3E5550 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 #3E5550?

The RGB value is 62, 85, 80: 62 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5550?

The complementary color is #553E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5550 color

#3E5550 rgb(62, 85, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E5550 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 33.3% green and 31.4% blue (62, 85, 80).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#3E5550 color codes

HEX	`#3E5550`
RGB	`rgb(62, 85, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 33.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.19, -9.97, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.19, 9.97, 179.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.683, 8.1, 8.799)`
Decimal	`4085072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5550, 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 #3E5550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #3E5550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5550; }
.text { color: #3e5550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 85 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5550, #3e4e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E5550?: #3E5550 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 #3E5550?: The RGB value is 62, 85, 80: 62 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5550?: The complementary color is #553E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.