What color is #3A5020?

#3A5020 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 #3A5020?

The RGB value is 58, 80, 32: 58 red, 80 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5020?

The complementary color is #362050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5020 color

#3A5020 rgb(58, 80, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A5020 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 31.4% green and 12.5% blue (58, 80, 32).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 43% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#3A5020 color codes

HEX	`#3A5020`
RGB	`rgb(58, 80, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 31.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 43%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 60%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 60%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.21, -17.73, 25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.21, 30.84, 125.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.874, 6.741, 2.411)`
Decimal	`3821600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5020, 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 #3A5020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #3A5020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5020; }
.text { color: #3a5020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 80 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5020, #225020); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A5020?: #3A5020 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 #3A5020?: The RGB value is 58, 80, 32: 58 red, 80 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5020?: The complementary color is #362050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.