What color is #3E7D54?

#3E7D54 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 #3E7D54?

The RGB value is 62, 125, 84: 62 red, 125 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E7D54?

The complementary color is #7D3E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E7D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E7D54 color

#3E7D54 rgb(62, 125, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E7D54 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 49% green and 32.9% blue (62, 125, 84).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 34% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#3E7D54 color codes

HEX	`#3E7D54`
RGB	`rgb(62, 125, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 49%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 34%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 50%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 33%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, -30.23, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 34.33, 151.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.92, 16.331, 10.962)`
Decimal	`4095316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E7D54, 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 #3E7D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E7D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #3E7D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e7d54; }
.text { color: #3e7d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e7d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 125 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e7d54, #3e7d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #3E7D54?: #3E7D54 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 #3E7D54?: The RGB value is 62, 125, 84: 62 red, 125 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E7D54?: The complementary color is #7D3E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E7D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.