What color is #3A6B18?

#3A6B18 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 #3A6B18?

The RGB value is 58, 107, 24: 58 red, 107 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A6B18?

The complementary color is #49186B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A6B18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A6B18 color

#3A6B18 rgb(58, 107, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A6B18 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 42% green and 9.4% blue (58, 107, 24).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 63% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#3A6B18 color codes

HEX	`#3A6B18`
RGB	`rgb(58, 107, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 42%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 63%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 78%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 78%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.38, -31.77, 38.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.38, 50.2, 129.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.167, 11.48, 2.702)`
Decimal	`3828504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A6B18, 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 #3A6B18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A6B18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #3A6B18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a6b18; }
.text { color: #3a6b18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a6b18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 107 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a6b18, #186b20); }

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Questions

What color is #3A6B18?: #3A6B18 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 #3A6B18?: The RGB value is 58, 107, 24: 58 red, 107 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A6B18?: The complementary color is #49186B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A6B18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.