What color is #3E591E?

#3E591E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E591E?

The RGB value is 62, 89, 30: 62 red, 89 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E591E?

The complementary color is #391E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E591E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E591E color

#3E591E rgb(62, 89, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E591E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 34.9% green and 11.8% blue (62, 89, 30).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 50% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#3E591E color codes

HEX	`#3E591E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 89, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 34.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 50%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 66%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 66%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.52, -21, 30.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.52, 36.73, 124.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.793, 8.262, 2.518)`
Decimal	`4086046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E591E, 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 #3E591E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E591E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #3E591E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e591e; }
.text { color: #3e591e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e591e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 89 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e591e, #21591e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E591E?: #3E591E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E591E?: The RGB value is 62, 89, 30: 62 red, 89 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E591E?: The complementary color is #391E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E591E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.