What color is #3A4D46?

#3A4D46 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 #3A4D46?

The RGB value is 58, 77, 70: 58 red, 77 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4D46?

The complementary color is #4D3A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4D46 color

#3A4D46 rgb(58, 77, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4D46 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 30.2% green and 27.5% blue (58, 77, 70).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#3A4D46 color codes

HEX	`#3A4D46`
RGB	`rgb(58, 77, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 30.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 25%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.99, -9.12, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.99, 9.28, 169.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.504, 6.649, 6.787)`
Decimal	`3820870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4D46, 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 #3A4D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #3A4D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4d46; }
.text { color: #3a4d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 77 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4d46, #3a4a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #3A4D46?: #3A4D46 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 #3A4D46?: The RGB value is 58, 77, 70: 58 red, 77 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4D46?: The complementary color is #4D3A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.