What color is #3A5443?

#3A5443 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A5443?

The RGB value is 58, 84, 67: 58 red, 84 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5443?

The complementary color is #543A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5443?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5443 color

#3A5443 rgb(58, 84, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A5443 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 32.9% green and 26.3% blue (58, 84, 67).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#3A5443 color codes

HEX	`#3A5443`
RGB	`rgb(58, 84, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 32.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 20%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.23, -13.92, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.23, 15.51, 153.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.928, 7.645, 6.472)`
Decimal	`3822659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5443, 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 #3A5443	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5443 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #3A5443 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5443; }
.text { color: #3a5443; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5443; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 84 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5443, #3a5450); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3A5443?: #3A5443 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A5443?: The RGB value is 58, 84, 67: 58 red, 84 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5443?: The complementary color is #543A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5443?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.