What color is #3E7C25?

#3E7C25 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Master Chief. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E7C25?

The RGB value is 62, 124, 37: 62 red, 124 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E7C25?

The complementary color is #63257C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E7C25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E7C25 color

#3E7C25 rgb(62, 124, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E7C25 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 48.6% green and 14.5% blue (62, 124, 37).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 54% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Master Chief (#507D2A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#3E7C25 color codes

HEX	`#3E7C25`
RGB	`rgb(62, 124, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 48.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 54%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 70%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 70%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.41, -36.73, 39.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.41, 54.12, 132.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.528, 15.572, 4.254)`
Decimal	`4095013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E7C25, 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 #3E7C25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E7C25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #3E7C25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e7c25; }
.text { color: #3e7c25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e7c25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 124 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e7c25, #257c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green.

Questions

What color is #3E7C25?: #3E7C25 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Master Chief. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E7C25?: The RGB value is 62, 124, 37: 62 red, 124 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E7C25?: The complementary color is #63257C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E7C25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.