What color is #3A6317?

#3A6317 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A6317?

The RGB value is 58, 99, 23: 58 red, 99 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A6317?

The complementary color is #401763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A6317?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A6317 color

#3A6317 rgb(58, 99, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A6317 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 38.8% green and 9% blue (58, 99, 23).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 62% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#3A6317 color codes

HEX	`#3A6317`
RGB	`rgb(58, 99, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 38.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 62%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 77%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 77%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.63, -28.18, 36.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.63, 46.13, 127.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.361, 9.885, 2.383)`
Decimal	`3826455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A6317, 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 #3A6317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A6317 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #3A6317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a6317; }
.text { color: #3a6317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a6317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 99 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a6317, #17631a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A6317?: #3A6317 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A6317?: The RGB value is 58, 99, 23: 58 red, 99 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A6317?: The complementary color is #401763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A6317?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.