What color is #3A4324?

#3A4324 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4324?

The RGB value is 58, 67, 36: 58 red, 67 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4324?

The complementary color is #2D2443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4324?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4324 color

#3A4324 rgb(58, 67, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A4324 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 26.3% green and 14.1% blue (58, 67, 36).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 30% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#3A4324 color codes

HEX	`#3A4324`
RGB	`rgb(58, 67, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 26.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 30%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 46%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 46%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.85, -9.77, 17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.85, 20.13, 119.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.071, 5.041, 2.427)`
Decimal	`3818276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4324, 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 #3A4324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4324 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #3A4324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4324; }
.text { color: #3a4324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 67 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4324, #2a4324); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3A4324?: #3A4324 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4324?: The RGB value is 58, 67, 36: 58 red, 67 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4324?: The complementary color is #2D2443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4324?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.