What color is #3E593B?

#3E593B 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 #3E593B?

The RGB value is 62, 89, 59: 62 red, 89 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E593B?

The complementary color is #563B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E593B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E593B color

#3E593B rgb(62, 89, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E593B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 34.9% green and 23.1% blue (62, 89, 59).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#3E593B color codes

HEX	`#3E593B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 89, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 34.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 34%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.97, -16.84, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.97, 22.04, 139.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.348, 8.484, 5.44)`
Decimal	`4086075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E593B, 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 #3E593B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E593B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #3E593B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e593b; }
.text { color: #3e593b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e593b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 89 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e593b, #3b5947); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3E593B?: #3E593B 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 #3E593B?: The RGB value is 62, 89, 59: 62 red, 89 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E593B?: The complementary color is #563B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E593B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.