What color is #3A6140?

#3A6140 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A6140?

The RGB value is 58, 97, 64: 58 red, 97 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A6140?

The complementary color is #613A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A6140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A6140 color

#3A6140 rgb(58, 97, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A6140 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 38% green and 25.1% blue (58, 97, 64).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#3A6140 color codes

HEX	`#3A6140`
RGB	`rgb(58, 97, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 38%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 34%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, -21.64, 14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 26.1, 146.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.945, 9.819, 6.379)`
Decimal	`3825984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A6140, 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 #3A6140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A6140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #3A6140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a6140; }
.text { color: #3a6140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a6140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 97 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a6140, #3a6154); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A6140?: #3A6140 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A6140?: The RGB value is 58, 97, 64: 58 red, 97 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A6140?: The complementary color is #613A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A6140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.