What color is #3E9730?

#3E9730 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E9730?

The RGB value is 62, 151, 48: 62 red, 151 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E9730?

The complementary color is #893097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E9730?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E9730 color

#3E9730 rgb(62, 151, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #3E9730 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 59.2% green and 18.8% blue (62, 151, 48).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 52% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pestering Pesto (#119922), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#3E9730 color codes

HEX	`#3E9730`
RGB	`rgb(62, 151, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 59.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 52%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 68%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 68%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.45, -46.55, 44.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.45, 64.51, 136.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.586, 23.37, 6.591)`
Decimal	`4101936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E9730, 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 #3E9730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3E9730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #3E9730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e9730; }
.text { color: #3e9730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e9730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 151 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e9730, #309756); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E9730?: #3E9730 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E9730?: The RGB value is 62, 151, 48: 62 red, 151 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E9730?: The complementary color is #893097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E9730?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.