Palettes / Colors / #3E4530

#3E4530 — Deep Dusty Green

#3E4530 is a green color we call Deep Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #3E4530 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#3E4530 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #373045; it also sits naturally between #454230 and #344530. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 24% · Green 27% · Blue 19%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 73%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #3E4530

.text { color: #3E4530; }
.background { background-color: #3E4530; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3E4530; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(62, 69, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 18%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3E4530; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(62, 69, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3E4530; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(62, 69, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3E4530">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3E4530">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #373045:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3E4530: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3E4530

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #3E4530 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #3E4530 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #3E452F  ·  #3E4531 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3E4530?

#3E4530 is Deep Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 62, 69, 48). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3E4530?

#3E4530 is RGB 62, 69, 48 — HSL 80°, 18%, 23% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 30%, 73%.

What colors go with #3E4530?

Its complement is #373045; analogous partners are #454230 and #344530. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3E4530 for text?

White text on #3E4530 has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.10:1.