What color is #3A3F21?

#3A3F21 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3F21?

The RGB value is 58, 63, 33: 58 red, 63 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3F21?

The complementary color is #26213F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3F21 color

#3A3F21 rgb(58, 63, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A3F21 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 24.7% green and 12.9% blue (58, 63, 33).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#3A3F21 color codes

HEX	`#3A3F21`
RGB	`rgb(58, 63, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 24.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 48%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.46, -7.77, 17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.46, 19.31, 113.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.797, 4.564, 2.12)`
Decimal	`3817249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3F21, 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 #3A3F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3A3F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3f21; }
.text { color: #3a3f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 63 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3f21, #2b3f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3A3F21?: #3A3F21 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3F21?: The RGB value is 58, 63, 33: 58 red, 63 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3F21?: The complementary color is #26213F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.