What color is #3E6B4F?

#3E6B4F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E6B4F?

The RGB value is 62, 107, 79: 62 red, 107 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E6B4F?

The complementary color is #6B3E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E6B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E6B4F color

#3E6B4F rgb(62, 107, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E6B4F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 42% green and 31% blue (62, 107, 79).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#3E6B4F color codes

HEX	`#3E6B4F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 107, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 42%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 42%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.38, -22.38, 10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.38, 24.91, 153.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.655, 12.103, 9.276)`
Decimal	`4090703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E6B4F, 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 #3E6B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E6B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #3E6B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e6b4f; }
.text { color: #3e6b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e6b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 107 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e6b4f, #3e6b65); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3E6B4F?: #3E6B4F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E6B4F?: The RGB value is 62, 107, 79: 62 red, 107 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E6B4F?: The complementary color is #6B3E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E6B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.