What color is #3E6540?

#3E6540 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E6540?

The RGB value is 62, 101, 64: 62 red, 101 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E6540?

The complementary color is #653E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E6540?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E6540 color

#3E6540 rgb(62, 101, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E6540 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 39.6% green and 25.1% blue (62, 101, 64).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#3E6540 color codes

HEX	`#3E6540`
RGB	`rgb(62, 101, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 39.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 37%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.07, -22.3, 16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.07, 27.87, 143.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.565, 10.701, 6.516)`
Decimal	`4089152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E6540, 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 #3E6540	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E6540 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #3E6540 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e6540; }
.text { color: #3e6540; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e6540; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 101 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e6540, #3e6554); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E6540?: #3E6540 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E6540?: The RGB value is 62, 101, 64: 62 red, 101 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E6540?: The complementary color is #653E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E6540?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.