What color is #3E604D?

#3E604D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E604D?

The RGB value is 62, 96, 77: 62 red, 96 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E604D?

The complementary color is #603E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E604D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E604D color

#3E604D rgb(62, 96, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E604D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 37.6% green and 30.2% blue (62, 96, 77).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#3E604D color codes

HEX	`#3E604D`
RGB	`rgb(62, 96, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 37.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.71, -16.96, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.71, 18.34, 157.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.509, 9.925, 8.54)`
Decimal	`4087885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E604D, 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 #3E604D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E604D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #3E604D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e604d; }
.text { color: #3e604d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e604d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 96 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e604d, #3e605e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3E604D?: #3E604D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E604D?: The RGB value is 62, 96, 77: 62 red, 96 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E604D?: The complementary color is #603E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E604D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.