What color is #3A4939?

#3A4939 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 #3A4939?

The RGB value is 58, 73, 57: 58 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4939?

The complementary color is #483949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4939 color

#3A4939 rgb(58, 73, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4939 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 28.6% green and 22.4% blue (58, 73, 57).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#3A4939 color codes

HEX	`#3A4939`
RGB	`rgb(58, 73, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 28.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.31, -9.65, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.31, 12.31, 141.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.866, 5.96, 4.764)`
Decimal	`3819833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4939, 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 #3A4939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #3A4939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4939; }
.text { color: #3a4939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 73 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4939, #394940); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3A4939?: #3A4939 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 #3A4939?: The RGB value is 58, 73, 57: 58 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4939?: The complementary color is #483949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.