What color is #3E6041?

#3E6041 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E6041?

The RGB value is 62, 96, 65: 62 red, 96 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E6041?

The complementary color is #603E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E6041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E6041 color

#3E6041 rgb(62, 96, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E6041 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 37.6% green and 25.5% blue (62, 96, 65).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#3E6041 color codes

HEX	`#3E6041`
RGB	`rgb(62, 96, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 37.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.43, -19.49, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.43, 23.94, 144.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.123, 9.771, 6.511)`
Decimal	`4087873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E6041, 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 #3E6041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E6041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #3E6041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e6041; }
.text { color: #3e6041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e6041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 96 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e6041, #3e6052); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3E6041?: #3E6041 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E6041?: The RGB value is 62, 96, 65: 62 red, 96 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E6041?: The complementary color is #603E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E6041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.