What color is #3E7851?

#3E7851 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E7851?

The RGB value is 62, 120, 81: 62 red, 120 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E7851?

The complementary color is #783E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E7851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E7851 color

#3E7851 rgb(62, 120, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E7851 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 47.1% green and 31.8% blue (62, 120, 81).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#3E7851 color codes

HEX	`#3E7851`
RGB	`rgb(62, 120, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 47.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 48%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 33%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.7, -28.45, 15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.7, 32.5, 151.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.188, 15.05, 10.151)`
Decimal	`4094033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E7851, 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 #3E7851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E7851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #3E7851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e7851; }
.text { color: #3e7851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e7851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 120 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e7851, #3e786e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #3E7851?: #3E7851 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E7851?: The RGB value is 62, 120, 81: 62 red, 120 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E7851?: The complementary color is #783E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E7851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.