What color is #3A6442?

#3A6442 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A6442?

The RGB value is 58, 100, 66: 58 red, 100 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A6442?

The complementary color is #643A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A6442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A6442 color

#3A6442 rgb(58, 100, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A6442 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 39.2% green and 25.9% blue (58, 100, 66).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#3A6442 color codes

HEX	`#3A6442`
RGB	`rgb(58, 100, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 39.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 42%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 34%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.56, -22.79, 14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.56, 27.18, 146.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.285, 10.407, 6.778)`
Decimal	`3826754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A6442, 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 #3A6442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A6442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3A6442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a6442; }
.text { color: #3a6442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a6442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 100 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a6442, #3a6457); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A6442?: #3A6442 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A6442?: The RGB value is 58, 100, 66: 58 red, 100 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A6442?: The complementary color is #643A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A6442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.