What color is #3A5C3A?

#3A5C3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A5C3A?

The RGB value is 58, 92, 58: 58 red, 92 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5C3A?

The complementary color is #5C3A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5C3A color

#3A5C3A rgb(58, 92, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A5C3A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 36.1% green and 22.7% blue (58, 92, 58).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#3A5C3A color codes

HEX	`#3A5C3A`
RGB	`rgb(58, 92, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 36.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.71, -20.16, 15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.71, 25.6, 141.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.336, 8.859, 5.378)`
Decimal	`3824698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5C3A, 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 #3A5C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #3A5C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5c3a; }
.text { color: #3a5c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 92 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5c3a, #3a5c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A5C3A?: #3A5C3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A5C3A?: The RGB value is 58, 92, 58: 58 red, 92 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5C3A?: The complementary color is #5C3A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.