What color is #3A481D?

#3A481D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A481D?

The RGB value is 58, 72, 29: 58 red, 72 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A481D?

The complementary color is #2B1D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A481D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A481D color

#3A481D rgb(58, 72, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A481D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 28.2% green and 11.4% blue (58, 72, 29).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 43% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 72% 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 9.88:1).

#3A481D color codes

HEX	`#3A481D`
RGB	`rgb(58, 72, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 28.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 43%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 60%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 60%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.44, -13.61, 23.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.44, 27.3, 119.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.284, 5.623, 2.022)`
Decimal	`3819549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A481D, 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 #3A481D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A481D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #3A481D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a481d; }
.text { color: #3a481d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a481d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 72 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a481d, #25481d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A481D?: #3A481D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A481D?: The RGB value is 58, 72, 29: 58 red, 72 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A481D?: The complementary color is #2B1D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A481D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.