What color is #3A6321?

#3A6321 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A6321?

The RGB value is 58, 99, 33: 58 red, 99 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A6321?

The complementary color is #4A2163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A6321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A6321 color

#3A6321 rgb(58, 99, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A6321 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 38.8% green and 12.9% blue (58, 99, 33).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 50% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#3A6321 color codes

HEX	`#3A6321`
RGB	`rgb(58, 99, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 38.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 50%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 67%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 67%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, -27.29, 32.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 42.15, 130.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.481, 9.933, 3.014)`
Decimal	`3826465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A6321, 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 #3A6321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A6321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #3A6321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a6321; }
.text { color: #3a6321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a6321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 99 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a6321, #216329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #3A6321?: #3A6321 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A6321?: The RGB value is 58, 99, 33: 58 red, 99 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A6321?: The complementary color is #4A2163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A6321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.