What color is #3E9449?

#3E9449 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E9449?

The RGB value is 62, 148, 73: 62 red, 148 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E9449?

The complementary color is #943E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E9449?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E9449 color

#3E9449 rgb(62, 148, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E9449 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 58% green and 28.6% blue (62, 148, 73).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 41% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#3E9449 color codes

HEX	`#3E9449`
RGB	`rgb(62, 148, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 58%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 41%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 58%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 51%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.75, -42.28, 31.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.75, 52.95, 142.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.778, 22.684, 9.954)`
Decimal	`4101193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E9449, 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 #3E9449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3E9449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #3E9449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e9449; }
.text { color: #3e9449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e9449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 148 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e9449, #3e9474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #3E9449?: #3E9449 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E9449?: The RGB value is 62, 148, 73: 62 red, 148 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E9449?: The complementary color is #943E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E9449?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.