What color is #3A453D?

#3A453D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A453D?

The RGB value is 58, 69, 61: 58 red, 69 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A453D?

The complementary color is #453A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A453D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A453D color

#3A453D rgb(58, 69, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A453D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 27.1% green and 23.9% blue (58, 69, 61).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#3A453D color codes

HEX	`#3A453D`
RGB	`rgb(58, 69, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 27.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.09, -6.34, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.09, 7.17, 152.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.715, 5.493, 5.226)`
Decimal	`3818813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A453D, 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 #3A453D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A453D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #3A453D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a453d; }
.text { color: #3a453d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a453d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 69 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a453d, #3a4543); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A453D?: #3A453D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A453D?: The RGB value is 58, 69, 61: 58 red, 69 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A453D?: The complementary color is #453A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A453D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.