What color is #3A5B52?

#3A5B52 is a dark, grayish spring green known as Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Iridescent?

The RGB value is 58, 91, 82: 58 red, 91 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Iridescent?

The complementary color is #5B3A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Iridescent color: hex code #3A5B52

#3A5B52 rgb(58, 91, 82)

Shades of green

Iridescent has the hex code #3A5B52. It is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 35.7% green and 32.2% blue (58, 91, 82).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

Iridescent (#3A5B52) color codes

HEX	`#3A5B52`
RGB	`rgb(58, 91, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 35.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 36%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, -14.32, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 14.39, 174.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.008, 8.991, 9.347)`
Decimal	`3824466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Iridescent, 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 #3A5B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #3A5B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5b52; }
.text { color: #3a5b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 91 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5b52, #3a545b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #3A5B52 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3A5B52?: #3A5B52 is a dark, grayish spring green known as Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Iridescent?: The RGB value is 58, 91, 82: 58 red, 91 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Iridescent?: The complementary color is #5B3A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.