What color is #36A042?

#36A042 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36A042?

The RGB value is 54, 160, 66: 54 red, 160 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36A042?

The complementary color is #A03694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36A042?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36A042 color

#36A042 rgb(54, 160, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #36A042 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 62.7% green and 25.9% blue (54, 160, 66).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 50% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#36A042 color codes

HEX	`#36A042`
RGB	`rgb(54, 160, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 62.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 50%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 66%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 59%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.34, -49.77, 39.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.34, 63.64, 141.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.075, 26.318, 9.439)`
Decimal	`3579970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36A042, 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 #36A042	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#36A042 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #36A042 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36a042; }
.text { color: #36a042; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36a042; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 160 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36a042, #36a077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #36A042?: #36A042 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36A042?: The RGB value is 54, 160, 66: 54 red, 160 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36A042?: The complementary color is #A03694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36A042?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.