What color is #3A6C47?

#3A6C47 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A6C47?

The RGB value is 58, 108, 71: 58 red, 108 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A6C47?

The complementary color is #6C3A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A6C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A6C47 color

#3A6C47 rgb(58, 108, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A6C47 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 42.4% green and 27.8% blue (58, 108, 71).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 30% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#3A6C47 color codes

HEX	`#3A6C47`
RGB	`rgb(58, 108, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 42.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 30%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 46%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 34%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.34, -25.83, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.34, 30.18, 148.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.244, 12.079, 7.857)`
Decimal	`3828807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A6C47, 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 #3A6C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A6C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #3A6C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a6c47; }
.text { color: #3a6c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a6c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 108 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a6c47, #3a6c60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A6C47?: #3A6C47 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A6C47?: The RGB value is 58, 108, 71: 58 red, 108 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A6C47?: The complementary color is #6C3A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A6C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.