What color is #3A4D21?

#3A4D21 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4D21?

The RGB value is 58, 77, 33: 58 red, 77 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4D21?

The complementary color is #34214D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4D21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4D21 color

#3A4D21 rgb(58, 77, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A4D21 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 30.2% green and 12.9% blue (58, 77, 33).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 40% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#3A4D21 color codes

HEX	`#3A4D21`
RGB	`rgb(58, 77, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 30.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 40%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 57%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 57%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.2, -15.96, 23.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.2, 28.39, 124.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.673, 6.317, 2.412)`
Decimal	`3820833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4D21, 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 #3A4D21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4D21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #3A4D21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4d21; }
.text { color: #3a4d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4d21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 77 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4d21, #244d21); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A4D21?: #3A4D21 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4D21?: The RGB value is 58, 77, 33: 58 red, 77 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4D21?: The complementary color is #34214D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4D21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.