What color is #3A412B?

#3A412B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A412B?

The RGB value is 58, 65, 43: 58 red, 65 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A412B?

The complementary color is #322B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A412B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A412B color

#3A412B rgb(58, 65, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A412B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 25.5% green and 16.9% blue (58, 65, 43).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#3A412B color codes

HEX	`#3A412B`
RGB	`rgb(58, 65, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 25.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 34%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 34%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.32, -7.45, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.32, 14.56, 120.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.071, 4.855, 3.008)`
Decimal	`3817771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A412B, 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 #3A412B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A412B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #3A412B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a412b; }
.text { color: #3a412b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a412b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 65 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a412b, #2f412b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3A412B?: #3A412B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A412B?: The RGB value is 58, 65, 43: 58 red, 65 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A412B?: The complementary color is #322B41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A412B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.