What color is #3A5B33?

#3A5B33 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A5B33?

The RGB value is 58, 91, 51: 58 red, 91 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5B33?

The complementary color is #54335B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5B33 color

#3A5B33 rgb(58, 91, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A5B33 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 35.7% green and 20% blue (58, 91, 51).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#3A5B33 color codes

HEX	`#3A5B33`
RGB	`rgb(58, 91, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 35.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 44%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 44%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.24, -20.87, 19.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.24, 28.45, 137.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.083, 8.62, 4.475)`
Decimal	`3824435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5B33, 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 #3A5B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #3A5B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5b33; }
.text { color: #3a5b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 91 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5b33, #335b40); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A5B33?: #3A5B33 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A5B33?: The RGB value is 58, 91, 51: 58 red, 91 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5B33?: The complementary color is #54335B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.