What color is #3A4942?

#3A4942 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4942?

The RGB value is 58, 73, 66: 58 red, 73 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4942?

The complementary color is #493A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4942?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4942 color

#3A4942 rgb(58, 73, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4942 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 28.6% green and 25.9% blue (58, 73, 66).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#3A4942 color codes

HEX	`#3A4942`
RGB	`rgb(58, 73, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 28.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.56, -7.65, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.56, 7.97, 163.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.111, 6.058, 6.053)`
Decimal	`3819842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4942, 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 #3A4942	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4942 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #3A4942 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4942; }
.text { color: #3a4942; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4942; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 73 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4942, #3a4949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3A4942?: #3A4942 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4942?: The RGB value is 58, 73, 66: 58 red, 73 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4942?: The complementary color is #493A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4942?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.