What color is #3E8866?

#3E8866 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E8866?

The RGB value is 62, 136, 102: 62 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E8866?

The complementary color is #883E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E8866?

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

#3E8866 color

#3E8866 rgb(62, 136, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E8866 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 53.3% green and 40% blue (62, 136, 102).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 37% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#3E8866 color codes

HEX	`#3E8866`
RGB	`rgb(62, 136, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 53.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 37%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 54%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.37, -31.54, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.37, 33.53, 160.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.188, 19.591, 15.654)`
Decimal	`4098150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E8866, 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 #3E8866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3E8866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #3E8866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e8866; }
.text { color: #3e8866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e8866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 136 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e8866, #3e8588); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E8866?: #3E8866 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E8866?: The RGB value is 62, 136, 102: 62 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E8866?: The complementary color is #883E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E8866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.