What color is #3A5F3E?

#3A5F3E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A5F3E?

The RGB value is 58, 95, 62: 58 red, 95 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5F3E?

The complementary color is #5F3A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5F3E color

#3A5F3E rgb(58, 95, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A5F3E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 37.3% green and 24.3% blue (58, 95, 62).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#3A5F3E color codes

HEX	`#3A5F3E`
RGB	`rgb(58, 95, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 37.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 35%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.8, -20.98, 14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.8, 25.7, 144.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.706, 9.431, 6.024)`
Decimal	`3825470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5F3E, 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 #3A5F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #3A5F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5f3e; }
.text { color: #3a5f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 95 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5f3e, #3a5f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A5F3E?: #3A5F3E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A5F3E?: The RGB value is 58, 95, 62: 58 red, 95 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5F3E?: The complementary color is #5F3A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.