What color is #3A4A40?

#3A4A40 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 #3A4A40?

The RGB value is 58, 74, 64: 58 red, 74 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4A40?

The complementary color is #4A3A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4A40 color

#3A4A40 rgb(58, 74, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4A40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 29% green and 25.1% blue (58, 74, 64).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 12% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 71% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#3A4A40 color codes

HEX	`#3A4A40`
RGB	`rgb(58, 74, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 29%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 12%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.83, -8.72, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.83, 9.55, 155.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.119, 6.167, 5.77)`
Decimal	`3820096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4A40, 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 #3A4A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #3A4A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4a40; }
.text { color: #3a4a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 74 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4a40, #3a4a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3A4A40?: #3A4A40 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 #3A4A40?: The RGB value is 58, 74, 64: 58 red, 74 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4A40?: The complementary color is #4A3A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.