What color is #3E5F56?

#3E5F56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5F56?

The RGB value is 62, 95, 86: 62 red, 95 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5F56?

The complementary color is #5F3E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5F56 color

#3E5F56 rgb(62, 95, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E5F56 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 37.3% green and 33.7% blue (62, 95, 86).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#3E5F56 color codes

HEX	`#3E5F56`
RGB	`rgb(62, 95, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 37.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 35%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 9%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.63, -14.26, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.63, 14.32, 174.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.758, 9.88, 10.301)`
Decimal	`4087638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5F56, 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 #3E5F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #3E5F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5f56; }
.text { color: #3e5f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 95 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5f56, #3e585f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3E5F56?: #3E5F56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5F56?: The RGB value is 62, 95, 86: 62 red, 95 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5F56?: The complementary color is #5F3E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.