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#3e6607

a deep, electric green · neutral · closest name: Dark Olive Green

RGB
62, 102, 7
HSL
85°, 87%, 21%
CMYK
39, 0, 93, 60
Luminance
0.1054

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #3e6607 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#3e6607
Hue
85°
green
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
21%
deep
Brightness
40%
HSV value
Perceived
33%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1054
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
46/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
6.76:1
Closest name
Dark Olive Green
ΔE2000 6.2
Where it sits
Hue85° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness21%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool46% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#3e6607
RGBrgb(62, 102, 7)
HSLhsl(85, 87%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 93%, 60%)
LABlab(38.8 -28.9 42.8)
LCHlch(38.8 51.6 124.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.463 0.124 131.6)
Decimal4089351
Display P3color(display-p3 0.243 0.400 0.027)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3e6607;
background-color: #3e6607;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3e6607] bg-[#3e6607]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3e6607;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.243, green: 0.400, blue: 0.027)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3e6607")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF3E6607)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(7, 102, 62)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #3e6607 · 6.76:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.76:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.11:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #3e6607 as text scores 6.76:1 on white and 3.11:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3e6607 on white: 6.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3e6607 on black: 3.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6B5D00
deuteranopia · #665A14
tritanopia · #3F6156

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #3e6607 is pinned to step 900; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FDF2
#F1FAE5
#E2F7C4
#CFF896
#B6F461
#9EF12D
#8BE510
#74BF0D
#5D990A
#3e6607
#2B4508
Base = 900Lightest = 50 · #F8FDF2Darkest = 950 · #2B4508
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FDF2;
  --brand-100: #F1FAE5;
  --brand-200: #E2F7C4;
  --brand-300: #CFF896;
  --brand-400: #B6F461;
  --brand-500: #9EF12D;
  --brand-600: #8BE510;
  --brand-700: #74BF0D;
  --brand-800: #5D990A;
  --brand-900: #3e6607;
  --brand-950: #2B4508;
  --brand: #3e6607;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #3e6607

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DAEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#799B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#160568
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#487708
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4FDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #3e6607

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#2F0766
Analogous left#665F07
Analogous right#0E6607
Split-complement 1#070E66
Split-complement 2#5F0766
Triadic 1#073E66
Triadic 2#66073E
Tetradic#07665F

RGB percentages

Red24.3%
Green40.0%
Blue2.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan39.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow93.1%
Key (black)60.0%

Color previews

#3e6607 text on a black background

contrast 3.11:1

Card sample

#3e6607 text on a white background

contrast 6.76:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3e6607;
Background color
Panel with #3e6607 background
background-color: #3e6607;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3e6607;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(62, 102, 7, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(62, 102, 7, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3e6607;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e6607, #07660F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3e6607

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#3e6607 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#3e6607, answered

What color is #3e6607?

#3e6607 is a deep electric green, closest to Dark Olive Green (ΔE2000 6.2). It sits at 85° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 21% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #3e6607?

rgb(62, 102, 7) — 62 red, 102 green and 7 blue out of 255, or 24.3% / 40% / 2.7% by channel.

Is #3e6607 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1054 and perceived brightness is 33%, so white text on it reaches 6.76:1.

Should I use black or white text on #3e6607?

White. It scores 6.76:1 against #3e6607, versus 3.11:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #3e6607?

#2F0766 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #070E66 and #5F0766, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #3e6607?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DAEDC0 for borders, #799B4B for secondary text, #160568 as an accent and #487708 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #665F07 and #0E6607 stays calm, while #2F0766 is the loudest partner.

What is #3e6607 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(39%, 0%, 93%, 60%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #3e6607 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 46 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #616607; nudged cooler, #1A6706.

Work with #3e6607 in the Color Lab