What color is #3E7963?

#3E7963 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E7963?

The RGB value is 62, 121, 99: 62 red, 121 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E7963?

The complementary color is #793E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E7963?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E7963 color

#3E7963 rgb(62, 121, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E7963 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 47.5% green and 38.8% blue (62, 121, 99).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#3E7963 color codes

HEX	`#3E7963`
RGB	`rgb(62, 121, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 47.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 49%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.44, -24.94, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.44, 25.69, 166.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.075, 15.599, 14.229)`
Decimal	`4094307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E7963, 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 #3E7963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E7963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #3E7963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e7963; }
.text { color: #3e7963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e7963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 121 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e7963, #3e7279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3E7963?: #3E7963 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E7963?: The RGB value is 62, 121, 99: 62 red, 121 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E7963?: The complementary color is #793E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E7963?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.