What color is #3A524D?

#3A524D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A524D?

The RGB value is 58, 82, 77: 58 red, 82 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A524D?

The complementary color is #523A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A524D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A524D color

#3A524D rgb(58, 82, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A524D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 32.2% green and 30.2% blue (58, 82, 77).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#3A524D color codes

HEX	`#3A524D`
RGB	`rgb(58, 82, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 32.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 29%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.85, -10.37, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.85, 10.37, 180.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.101, 7.47, 8.14)`
Decimal	`3822157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A524D, 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 #3A524D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A524D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #3A524D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a524d; }
.text { color: #3a524d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a524d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 82 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a524d, #3a4b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A524D?: #3A524D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A524D?: The RGB value is 58, 82, 77: 58 red, 82 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A524D?: The complementary color is #523A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A524D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.