What color is #3E5950?

#3E5950 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5950?

The RGB value is 62, 89, 80: 62 red, 89 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5950?

The complementary color is #593E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5950 color

#3E5950 rgb(62, 89, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E5950 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 34.9% green and 31.4% blue (62, 89, 80).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#3E5950 color codes

HEX	`#3E5950`
RGB	`rgb(62, 89, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 34.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.49, -12.31, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.49, 12.46, 170.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.006, 8.748, 8.907)`
Decimal	`4086096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5950, 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 #3E5950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #3E5950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5950; }
.text { color: #3e5950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 89 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5950, #3e5559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3E5950?: #3E5950 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5950?: The RGB value is 62, 89, 80: 62 red, 89 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5950?: The complementary color is #593E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.