What color is #3E5C26?

#3E5C26 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5C26?

The RGB value is 62, 92, 38: 62 red, 92 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5C26?

The complementary color is #44265C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5C26?

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.

#3E5C26 color

#3E5C26 rgb(62, 92, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E5C26 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 36.1% green and 14.9% blue (62, 92, 38).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 42% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#3E5C26 color codes

HEX	`#3E5C26`
RGB	`rgb(62, 92, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 36.1%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 42%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 59%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 59%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.63, -21.67, 27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.63, 34.8, 128.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.163, 8.818, 3.211)`
Decimal	`4086822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5C26, 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 #3E5C26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5C26 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 #3E5C26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5c26; }
.text { color: #3e5c26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5c26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 92 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5c26, #265c29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #3E5C26?: #3E5C26 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5C26?: The RGB value is 62, 92, 38: 62 red, 92 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5C26?: The complementary color is #44265C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5C26?: 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.