What color is #3A4739?

#3A4739 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4739?

The RGB value is 58, 71, 57: 58 red, 71 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4739?

The complementary color is #463947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4739?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4739 color

#3A4739 rgb(58, 71, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4739 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 27.8% green and 22.4% blue (58, 71, 57).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#3A4739 color codes

HEX	`#3A4739`
RGB	`rgb(58, 71, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 27.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 20%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.65, -8.44, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.65, 10.79, 141.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.737, 5.701, 4.721)`
Decimal	`3819321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4739, 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 #3A4739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4739 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #3A4739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4739; }
.text { color: #3a4739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 71 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4739, #39473f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3A4739?: #3A4739 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4739?: The RGB value is 58, 71, 57: 58 red, 71 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4739?: The complementary color is #463947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4739?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.