What color is #3A4522?

#3A4522 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 #3A4522?

The RGB value is 58, 69, 34: 58 red, 69 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4522?

The complementary color is #2D2245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4522 color

#3A4522 rgb(58, 69, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A4522 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 27.1% green and 13.3% blue (58, 69, 34).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 34% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#3A4522 color codes

HEX	`#3A4522`
RGB	`rgb(58, 69, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 27.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 34%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 51%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.49, -11.24, 19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.49, 22.61, 119.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.162, 5.271, 2.311)`
Decimal	`3818786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4522, 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 #3A4522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #3A4522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4522; }
.text { color: #3a4522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 69 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4522, #294522); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A4522?: #3A4522 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 #3A4522?: The RGB value is 58, 69, 34: 58 red, 69 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4522?: The complementary color is #2D2245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.