What color is #3A5747?

#3A5747 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A5747?

The RGB value is 58, 87, 71: 58 red, 87 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5747?

The complementary color is #573A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5747?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5747 color

#3A5747 rgb(58, 87, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A5747 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 34.1% green and 27.8% blue (58, 87, 71).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#3A5747 color codes

HEX	`#3A5747`
RGB	`rgb(58, 87, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 34.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 18%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.34, -14.72, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.34, 15.85, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.29, 8.171, 7.206)`
Decimal	`3823431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5747, 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 #3A5747	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5747 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #3A5747 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5747; }
.text { color: #3a5747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5747; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 87 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5747, #3a5756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3A5747?: #3A5747 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A5747?: The RGB value is 58, 87, 71: 58 red, 87 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5747?: The complementary color is #573A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5747?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.