What color is #3E7C38?

#3E7C38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E7C38?

The RGB value is 62, 124, 56: 62 red, 124 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E7C38?

The complementary color is #76387C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E7C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E7C38 color

#3E7C38 rgb(62, 124, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E7C38 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 48.6% green and 22% blue (62, 124, 56).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 38% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Lush Paradise (#2E7D32), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#3E7C38 color codes

HEX	`#3E7C38`
RGB	`rgb(62, 124, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 48.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 38%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 55%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 55%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.61, -34.56, 30.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.61, 46.28, 138.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.908, 15.724, 6.254)`
Decimal	`4095032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E7C38, 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 #3E7C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E7C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #3E7C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e7c38; }
.text { color: #3e7c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e7c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 124 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e7c38, #387c54); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E7C38?: #3E7C38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E7C38?: The RGB value is 62, 124, 56: 62 red, 124 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E7C38?: The complementary color is #76387C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E7C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.