What color is #3E913A?

#3E913A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E913A?

The RGB value is 62, 145, 58: 62 red, 145 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E913A?

The complementary color is #8D3A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E913A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E913A color

#3E913A rgb(62, 145, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E913A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 56.9% green and 22.7% blue (62, 145, 58).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 43% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#3E913A color codes

HEX	`#3E913A`
RGB	`rgb(62, 145, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 56.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 43%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 60%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 60%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.58, -43.12, 38.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.58, 57.48, 138.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.875, 21.579, 7.489)`
Decimal	`4100410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E913A, 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 #3E913A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3E913A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #3E913A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e913a; }
.text { color: #3e913a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e913a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 145 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e913a, #3a9162); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #3E913A?: #3E913A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E913A?: The RGB value is 62, 145, 58: 62 red, 145 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E913A?: The complementary color is #8D3A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E913A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.