What color is #3E574E?

#3E574E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E574E?

The RGB value is 62, 87, 78: 62 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E574E?

The complementary color is #573E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E574E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E574E color

#3E574E rgb(62, 87, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E574E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 34.1% green and 30.6% blue (62, 87, 78).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#3E574E color codes

HEX	`#3E574E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 87, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 34.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 29%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.78, -11.63, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.78, 11.84, 169.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.77, 8.39, 8.469)`
Decimal	`4085582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E574E, 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 #3E574E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E574E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #3E574E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e574e; }
.text { color: #3e574e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e574e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 87 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e574e, #3e5457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3E574E?: #3E574E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E574E?: The RGB value is 62, 87, 78: 62 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E574E?: The complementary color is #573E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E574E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.