What color is #3A5D54?

#3A5D54 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A5D54?

The RGB value is 58, 93, 84: 58 red, 93 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5D54?

The complementary color is #5D3A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5D54 color

#3A5D54 rgb(58, 93, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A5D54 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 36.5% green and 32.9% blue (58, 93, 84).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#3A5D54 color codes

HEX	`#3A5D54`
RGB	`rgb(58, 93, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 36.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, -14.95, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 14.99, 175.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.259, 9.368, 9.811)`
Decimal	`3824980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5D54, 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 #3A5D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #3A5D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5d54; }
.text { color: #3a5d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 93 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5d54, #3a555d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3A5D54?: #3A5D54 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A5D54?: The RGB value is 58, 93, 84: 58 red, 93 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5D54?: The complementary color is #5D3A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.