What color is #3E756D?

#3E756D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E756D?

The RGB value is 62, 117, 109: 62 red, 117 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E756D?

The complementary color is #753E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E756D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E756D color

#3E756D rgb(62, 117, 109)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3E756D is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 45.9% green and 42.7% blue (62, 117, 109).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 31% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Green Sleeves (#39766C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#3E756D color codes

HEX	`#3E756D`
RGB	`rgb(62, 117, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 45.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 31%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 47%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 7%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.43, -20.33, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.43, 20.36, 183.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.107, 14.85, 16.746)`
Decimal	`4093293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E756D, 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 #3E756D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E756D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #3E756D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e756d; }
.text { color: #3e756d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e756d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 117 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e756d, #3e6275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3E756D?: #3E756D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E756D?: The RGB value is 62, 117, 109: 62 red, 117 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E756D?: The complementary color is #753E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E756D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.