What color is #3A6043?

#3A6043 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 #3A6043?

The RGB value is 58, 96, 67: 58 red, 96 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A6043?

The complementary color is #603A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A6043?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A6043 color

#3A6043 rgb(58, 96, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A6043 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 37.6% green and 26.3% blue (58, 96, 67).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#3A6043 color codes

HEX	`#3A6043`
RGB	`rgb(58, 96, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 37.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 30%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.24, -20.51, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.24, 23.97, 148.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.941, 9.67, 6.81)`
Decimal	`3825731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A6043, 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 #3A6043	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A6043 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #3A6043 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a6043; }
.text { color: #3a6043; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a6043; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 96 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a6043, #3a6056); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A6043?: #3A6043 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 #3A6043?: The RGB value is 58, 96, 67: 58 red, 96 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A6043?: The complementary color is #603A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A6043?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.