What color is #3E8740?

#3E8740 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E8740?

The RGB value is 62, 135, 64: 62 red, 135 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E8740?

The complementary color is #873E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E8740?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E8740 color

#3E8740 rgb(62, 135, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E8740 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 52.9% green and 25.1% blue (62, 135, 64).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 37% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#3E8740 color codes

HEX	`#3E8740`
RGB	`rgb(62, 135, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 52.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 37%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 54%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 53%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, -38.19, 31.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 49.29, 140.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.575, 18.721, 7.853)`
Decimal	`4097856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E8740, 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 #3E8740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3E8740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	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 #3E8740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e8740; }
.text { color: #3e8740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e8740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 135 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e8740, #3e8765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #3E8740?: #3E8740 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E8740?: The RGB value is 62, 135, 64: 62 red, 135 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E8740?: The complementary color is #873E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E8740?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.