What color is #3A654E?

#3A654E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A654E?

The RGB value is 58, 101, 78: 58 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A654E?

The complementary color is #653A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A654E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A654E color

#3A654E rgb(58, 101, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A654E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 39.6% green and 30.6% blue (58, 101, 78).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#3A654E color codes

HEX	`#3A654E`
RGB	`rgb(58, 101, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 39.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 43%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.17, -20.76, 8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.17, 22.4, 157.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.773, 10.756, 8.873)`
Decimal	`3827022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A654E, 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 #3A654E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A654E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #3A654E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a654e; }
.text { color: #3a654e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a654e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 101 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a654e, #3a6564); }

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Questions

What color is #3A654E?: #3A654E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A654E?: The RGB value is 58, 101, 78: 58 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A654E?: The complementary color is #653A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A654E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.