What color is #3A5F49?

#3A5F49 is a dark, grayish green known as Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Herbes de Provence?

The RGB value is 58, 95, 73: 58 red, 95 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Herbes de Provence?

The complementary color is #5F3A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Herbes de Provence color: hex code #3A5F49

#3A5F49 rgb(58, 95, 73)

Shades of green

Herbes de Provence has the hex code #3A5F49. It is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 37.3% green and 28.6% blue (58, 95, 73).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49) color codes

HEX	`#3A5F49`
RGB	`rgb(58, 95, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 37.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 23%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.05, -18.69, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.05, 20.52, 155.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.039, 9.565, 7.777)`
Decimal	`3825481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Herbes de Provence, 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 #3A5F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #3A5F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5f49; }
.text { color: #3a5f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 95 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5f49, #3a5f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3A5F49 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3A5F49?: #3A5F49 is a dark, grayish green known as Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Herbes de Provence?: The RGB value is 58, 95, 73: 58 red, 95 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Herbes de Provence?: The complementary color is #5F3A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.