What color is #3E605B?

#3E605B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E605B?

The RGB value is 62, 96, 91: 62 red, 96 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E605B?

The complementary color is #603E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E605B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E605B color

#3E605B rgb(62, 96, 91)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3E605B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 37.6% green and 35.7% blue (62, 96, 91).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#3E605B color codes

HEX	`#3E605B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 96, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 37.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.1, -13.55, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.1, 13.59, 184.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.057, 10.145, 11.429)`
Decimal	`4087899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E605B, 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 #3E605B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E605B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3E605B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e605b; }
.text { color: #3e605b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e605b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 96 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e605b, #3e5460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3E605B?: #3E605B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E605B?: The RGB value is 62, 96, 91: 62 red, 96 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E605B?: The complementary color is #603E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E605B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.