What color is #3A4A48?

#3A4A48 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4A48?

The RGB value is 58, 74, 72: 58 red, 74 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4A48?

The complementary color is #4A3A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4A48 color

#3A4A48 rgb(58, 74, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4A48 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 29% green and 28.2% blue (58, 74, 72).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 12% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#3A4A48 color codes

HEX	`#3A4A48`
RGB	`rgb(58, 74, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 29%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 12%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.07, -6.81, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.07, 6.86, 187.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.363, 6.265, 7.056)`
Decimal	`3820104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4A48, 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 #3A4A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #3A4A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4a48; }
.text { color: #3a4a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 74 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4a48, #3a444a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3A4A48?: #3A4A48 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4A48?: The RGB value is 58, 74, 72: 58 red, 74 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4A48?: The complementary color is #4A3A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.