What color is #3E6F19?

#3E6F19 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E6F19?

The RGB value is 62, 111, 25: 62 red, 111 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E6F19?

The complementary color is #4A196F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E6F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E6F19 color

#3E6F19 rgb(62, 111, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E6F19 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 43.5% green and 9.8% blue (62, 111, 25).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 63% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#3E6F19 color codes

HEX	`#3E6F19`
RGB	`rgb(62, 111, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 43.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 63%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 77%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 77%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.94, -32.04, 40.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.94, 51.32, 128.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.846, 12.463, 2.912)`
Decimal	`4091673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E6F19, 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 #3E6F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E6F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #3E6F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e6f19; }
.text { color: #3e6f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e6f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 111 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e6f19, #196f1f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E6F19?: #3E6F19 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E6F19?: The RGB value is 62, 111, 25: 62 red, 111 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E6F19?: The complementary color is #4A196F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E6F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.