What color is #3A4641?

#3A4641 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4641?

The RGB value is 58, 70, 65: 58 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4641?

The complementary color is #463A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4641 color

#3A4641 rgb(58, 70, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4641 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 27.5% green and 25.5% blue (58, 70, 65).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#3A4641 color codes

HEX	`#3A4641`
RGB	`rgb(58, 70, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 27.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 17%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.54, -6.04, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.54, 6.2, 167.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.889, 5.661, 5.835)`
Decimal	`3819073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4641, 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 #3A4641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #3A4641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4641; }
.text { color: #3a4641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 70 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4641, #3a4546); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A4641?: #3A4641 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4641?: The RGB value is 58, 70, 65: 58 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4641?: The complementary color is #463A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.