What color is #3A4D36?

#3A4D36 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4D36?

The RGB value is 58, 77, 54: 58 red, 77 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4D36?

The complementary color is #49364D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4D36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4D36 color

#3A4D36 rgb(58, 77, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A4D36 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 30.2% green and 21.2% blue (58, 77, 54).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#3A4D36 color codes

HEX	`#3A4D36`
RGB	`rgb(58, 77, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 30.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 30%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 30%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.58, -12.61, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.58, 16.94, 138.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.064, 6.473, 4.472)`
Decimal	`3820854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4D36, 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 #3A4D36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4D36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #3A4D36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4d36; }
.text { color: #3a4d36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4d36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 77 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4d36, #364d3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3A4D36?: #3A4D36 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4D36?: The RGB value is 58, 77, 54: 58 red, 77 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4D36?: The complementary color is #49364D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4D36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.