What color is #3A7026?

#3A7026 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A7026?

The RGB value is 58, 112, 38: 58 red, 112 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A7026?

The complementary color is #5C2670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A7026?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A7026 color

#3A7026 rgb(58, 112, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A7026 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 43.9% green and 14.9% blue (58, 112, 38).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 49% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#3A7026 color codes

HEX	`#3A7026`
RGB	`rgb(58, 112, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 43.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 49%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 66%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 66%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.2, -32.74, 34.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.2, 47.69, 133.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.889, 12.627, 3.855)`
Decimal	`3829798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A7026, 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 #3A7026	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A7026 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #3A7026 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a7026; }
.text { color: #3a7026; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a7026; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 112 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a7026, #267037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #3A7026?: #3A7026 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A7026?: The RGB value is 58, 112, 38: 58 red, 112 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A7026?: The complementary color is #5C2670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A7026?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.