What color is #3E5845?

#3E5845 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 #3E5845?

The RGB value is 62, 88, 69: 62 red, 88 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5845?

The complementary color is #583E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5845?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5845 color

#3E5845 rgb(62, 88, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E5845 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 34.5% green and 27.1% blue (62, 88, 69).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 65% 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 7.82:1).

#3E5845 color codes

HEX	`#3E5845`
RGB	`rgb(62, 88, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 34.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 22%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.87, -14.27, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.87, 16.32, 150.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.55, 8.433, 6.912)`
Decimal	`4085829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5845, 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 #3E5845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #3E5845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5845; }
.text { color: #3e5845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 88 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5845, #3e5852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3E5845?: #3E5845 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 #3E5845?: The RGB value is 62, 88, 69: 62 red, 88 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5845?: The complementary color is #583E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5845?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.