What color is #3A492B?

#3A492B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A492B?

The RGB value is 58, 73, 43: 58 red, 73 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A492B?

The complementary color is #3A2B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A492B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A492B color

#3A492B rgb(58, 73, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A492B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 28.6% green and 16.9% blue (58, 73, 43).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 26% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#3A492B color codes

HEX	`#3A492B`
RGB	`rgb(58, 73, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 28.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 26%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 41%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 41%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29, -12.25, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29, 20.19, 127.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.563, 5.839, 3.172)`
Decimal	`3819819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A492B, 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 #3A492B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A492B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #3A492B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a492b; }
.text { color: #3a492b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a492b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 73 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a492b, #2b492b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3A492B?: #3A492B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A492B?: The RGB value is 58, 73, 43: 58 red, 73 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A492B?: The complementary color is #3A2B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A492B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.