What color is #3A510D?

#3A510D is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A510D?

The RGB value is 58, 81, 13: 58 red, 81 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A510D?

The complementary color is #240D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A510D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A510D color

#3A510D rgb(58, 81, 13)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A510D is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 31.8% green and 5.1% blue (58, 81, 13).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 72% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#3A510D color codes

HEX	`#3A510D`
RGB	`rgb(58, 81, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 31.8%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 72%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 84%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 84%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.38, -19.92, 34.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.38, 39.69, 120.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.76, 6.813, 1.445)`
Decimal	`3821837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A510D, 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 #3A510D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A510D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #3A510D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a510d; }
.text { color: #3a510d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a510d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 81 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a510d, #18510d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A510D?: #3A510D is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A510D?: The RGB value is 58, 81, 13: 58 red, 81 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A510D?: The complementary color is #240D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A510D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.