What color is #3E583B?

#3E583B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E583B?

The RGB value is 62, 88, 59: 62 red, 88 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E583B?

The complementary color is #553B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E583B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E583B color

#3E583B rgb(62, 88, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E583B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 34.5% green and 23.1% blue (62, 88, 59).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#3E583B color codes

HEX	`#3E583B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 88, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 34.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.64, -16.29, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.64, 21.33, 139.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.266, 8.319, 5.412)`
Decimal	`4085819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E583B, 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 #3E583B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E583B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #3E583B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e583b; }
.text { color: #3e583b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e583b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 88 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e583b, #3b5846); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3E583B?: #3E583B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E583B?: The RGB value is 62, 88, 59: 62 red, 88 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E583B?: The complementary color is #553B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E583B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.