What color is #3A483F?

#3A483F 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 #3A483F?

The RGB value is 58, 72, 63: 58 red, 72 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A483F?

The complementary color is #483A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A483F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A483F color

#3A483F rgb(58, 72, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A483F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 28.2% green and 24.7% blue (58, 72, 63).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#3A483F color codes

HEX	`#3A483F`
RGB	`rgb(58, 72, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 28.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 19%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 12%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.14, -7.74, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.14, 8.51, 155.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.959, 5.893, 5.578)`
Decimal	`3819583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A483F, 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 #3A483F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A483F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #3A483F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a483f; }
.text { color: #3a483f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a483f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 72 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a483f, #3a4846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3A483F?: #3A483F 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 #3A483F?: The RGB value is 58, 72, 63: 58 red, 72 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A483F?: The complementary color is #483A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A483F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.