What color is #3E5D3C?

#3E5D3C 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 #3E5D3C?

The RGB value is 62, 93, 60: 62 red, 93 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5D3C?

The complementary color is #5B3C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5D3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5D3C color

#3E5D3C rgb(62, 93, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E5D3C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 36.5% green and 23.5% blue (62, 93, 60).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#3E5D3C color codes

HEX	`#3E5D3C`
RGB	`rgb(62, 93, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 36.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 35%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.33, -18.83, 15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.33, 24.35, 140.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.716, 9.179, 5.692)`
Decimal	`4087100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5D3C, 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 #3E5D3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5D3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #3E5D3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5d3c; }
.text { color: #3e5d3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5d3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 93 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5d3c, #3c5d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E5D3C?: #3E5D3C 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 #3E5D3C?: The RGB value is 62, 93, 60: 62 red, 93 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5D3C?: The complementary color is #5B3C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5D3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.