What color is #3E5954?

#3E5954 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5954?

The RGB value is 62, 89, 84: 62 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5954?

The complementary color is #593E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5954?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5954 color

#3E5954 rgb(62, 89, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E5954 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 34.9% green and 32.9% blue (62, 89, 84).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#3E5954 color codes

HEX	`#3E5954`
RGB	`rgb(62, 89, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 34.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.61, -11.32, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.61, 11.32, 181.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.159, 8.809, 9.709)`
Decimal	`4086100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5954, 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 #3E5954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #3E5954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5954; }
.text { color: #3e5954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 89 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5954, #3e5159); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E5954?: #3E5954 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5954?: The RGB value is 62, 89, 84: 62 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5954?: The complementary color is #593E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5954?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.