What color is #3E6355?

#3E6355 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E6355?

The RGB value is 62, 99, 85: 62 red, 99 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E6355?

The complementary color is #633E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E6355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E6355 color

#3E6355 rgb(62, 99, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E6355 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 38.8% green and 33.3% blue (62, 99, 85).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#3E6355 color codes

HEX	`#3E6355`
RGB	`rgb(62, 99, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 38.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 37%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 14%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, -16.74, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 17.16, 167.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.088, 10.603, 10.213)`
Decimal	`4088661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E6355, 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 #3E6355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E6355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #3E6355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e6355; }
.text { color: #3e6355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e6355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 99 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e6355, #3e5f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3E6355?: #3E6355 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E6355?: The RGB value is 62, 99, 85: 62 red, 99 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E6355?: The complementary color is #633E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E6355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.