What color is #3E7733?

#3E7733 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E7733?

The RGB value is 62, 119, 51: 62 red, 119 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E7733?

The complementary color is #6C3377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E7733?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E7733 color

#3E7733 rgb(62, 119, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E7733 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 46.7% green and 20% blue (62, 119, 51).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 40% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#3E7733 color codes

HEX	`#3E7733`
RGB	`rgb(62, 119, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 46.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 40%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 57%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 57%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.88, -33, 31.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.88, 45.49, 136.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.181, 14.456, 5.438)`
Decimal	`4093747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E7733, 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 #3E7733	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E7733 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #3E7733 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e7733; }
.text { color: #3e7733; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e7733; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 119 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e7733, #33774a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3E7733?: #3E7733 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E7733?: The RGB value is 62, 119, 51: 62 red, 119 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E7733?: The complementary color is #6C3377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E7733?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.