What color is #3E883C?

#3E883C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E883C?

The RGB value is 62, 136, 60: 62 red, 136 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E883C?

The complementary color is #863C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E883C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E883C color

#3E883C rgb(62, 136, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E883C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 53.3% green and 23.5% blue (62, 136, 60).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 39% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Resplendent Growth (#3D8B37), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#3E883C color codes

HEX	`#3E883C`
RGB	`rgb(62, 136, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 53.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 39%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 56%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 56%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.64, -39.18, 33.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.64, 51.59, 139.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.606, 18.958, 7.322)`
Decimal	`4098108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E883C, 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 #3E883C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3E883C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #3E883C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e883c; }
.text { color: #3e883c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e883c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 136 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e883c, #3c8860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #3E883C?: #3E883C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E883C?: The RGB value is 62, 136, 60: 62 red, 136 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E883C?: The complementary color is #863C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E883C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.