What color is #3E5B2E?

#3E5B2E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5B2E?

The RGB value is 62, 91, 46: 62 red, 91 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5B2E?

The complementary color is #4B2E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5B2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5B2E color

#3E5B2E rgb(62, 91, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E5B2E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 35.7% green and 18% blue (62, 91, 46).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#3E5B2E color codes

HEX	`#3E5B2E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 91, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 35.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 49%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.41, -20.08, 22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.41, 30.16, 131.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.221, 8.703, 3.936)`
Decimal	`4086574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5B2E, 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 #3E5B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5B2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #3E5B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5b2e; }
.text { color: #3e5b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 91 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5b2e, #2e5b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E5B2E?: #3E5B2E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5B2E?: The RGB value is 62, 91, 46: 62 red, 91 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5B2E?: The complementary color is #4B2E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5B2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.