What color is #3E6362?

#3E6362 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E6362?

The RGB value is 62, 99, 98: 62 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E6362?

The complementary color is #633E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E6362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E6362 color

#3E6362 rgb(62, 99, 98)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3E6362 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 38.8% green and 38.4% blue (62, 99, 98).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#3E6362 color codes

HEX	`#3E6362`
RGB	`rgb(62, 99, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 38.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 37%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 1%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.29, -13.4, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.29, 13.88, 195.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.652, 10.829, 13.187)`
Decimal	`4088674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E6362, 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 #3E6362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E6362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #3E6362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e6362; }
.text { color: #3e6362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e6362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 99 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e6362, #3e5263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3E6362?: #3E6362 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E6362?: The RGB value is 62, 99, 98: 62 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E6362?: The complementary color is #633E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E6362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.