Information about #3E4236 color

#3E4236 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3E4236 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(62, 66, 54) — 24.3% red, 25.9% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 5 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#3E4236 is a softly toned yellow-green that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Storeroom Brown (#3D4035). Slightly further away sit Triple Masala (#413E37) and Scrub (#3D4031).

The recipe behind #3E4236 is rgb(62, 66, 54), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3E4236 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3E4236 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3E4236 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3E4236

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Scrub color link
Scrub

#3D4031

Black Olive color link
Black Olive

#3B3C36

Zeus color link
Zeus

#3B3C38

Mallard color link
Mallard

#3A4531

Iridium color link
Iridium

#3D3C3A

Kina Brown color link
Kina Brown

#433D38

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E4236
  • RGB62, 66, 54
  • CMYK2, 0, 5, 74
  • CSSrgb(62, 66, 54)
  • HSL80°, 10%, 24%
  • HSL Precise80°, 10%, 23.529%
  • HSV80°, 18%, 26%
  • HSB80°, 18%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.259, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.259, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.259, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3E4236
  • DECIMAL ID4080182
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01