What color is #3A533D?

#3A533D is a dark, grayish green known as Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Highlander?

The RGB value is 58, 83, 61: 58 red, 83 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Highlander?

The complementary color is #533A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A533D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Highlander color: hex code #3A533D

#3A533D rgb(58, 83, 61)

Shades of green

Highlander has the hex code #3A533D. It is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 32.5% green and 23.9% blue (58, 83, 61).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

Highlander (#3A533D) color codes

HEX	`#3A533D`
RGB	`rgb(58, 83, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 32.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 30%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 27%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.75, -14.65, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.75, 17.68, 145.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.68, 7.423, 5.547)`
Decimal	`3822397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Highlander, 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 #3A533D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A533D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #3A533D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a533d; }
.text { color: #3a533d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a533d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 83 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a533d, #3a534a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

See #3A533D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3A533D?: #3A533D is a dark, grayish green known as Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Highlander?: The RGB value is 58, 83, 61: 58 red, 83 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Highlander?: The complementary color is #533A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A533D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.