What color is #3A6E5D?

#3A6E5D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A6E5D?

The RGB value is 58, 110, 93: 58 red, 110 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A6E5D?

The complementary color is #6E3A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A6E5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A6E5D color

#3A6E5D rgb(58, 110, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A6E5D is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 43.1% green and 36.5% blue (58, 110, 93).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Forest (#317362), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#3A6E5D color codes

HEX	`#3A6E5D`
RGB	`rgb(58, 110, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 43.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 47%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 15%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.52, -21.89, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.52, 22.27, 169.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.296, 12.841, 12.343)`
Decimal	`3829341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A6E5D, 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 #3A6E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A6E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #3A6E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a6e5d; }
.text { color: #3a6e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a6e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 110 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a6e5d, #3a656e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #3A6E5D?: #3A6E5D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A6E5D?: The RGB value is 58, 110, 93: 58 red, 110 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A6E5D?: The complementary color is #6E3A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A6E5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.