What color is #3A4B47?

#3A4B47 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 #3A4B47?

The RGB value is 58, 75, 71: 58 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4B47?

The complementary color is #4B3A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4B47 color

#3A4B47 rgb(58, 75, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4B47 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 29.4% green and 27.8% blue (58, 75, 71).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#3A4B47 color codes

HEX	`#3A4B47`
RGB	`rgb(58, 75, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 29.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.37, -7.67, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.37, 7.67, 178.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.398, 6.386, 6.908)`
Decimal	`3820359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4B47, 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 #3A4B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #3A4B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4b47; }
.text { color: #3a4b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 75 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4b47, #3a474b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A4B47?: #3A4B47 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 #3A4B47?: The RGB value is 58, 75, 71: 58 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4B47?: The complementary color is #4B3A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.