What color is #3A774F?

#3A774F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A774F?

The RGB value is 58, 119, 79: 58 red, 119 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A774F?

The complementary color is #773A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A774F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A774F color

#3A774F rgb(58, 119, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A774F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 46.7% green and 31% blue (58, 119, 79).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 34% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#3A774F color codes

HEX	`#3A774F`
RGB	`rgb(58, 119, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 46.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 34%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 51%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 34%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.16, -29.55, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.16, 33.64, 151.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.752, 14.657, 9.711)`
Decimal	`3831631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A774F, 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 #3A774F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A774F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #3A774F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a774f; }
.text { color: #3a774f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a774f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 119 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a774f, #3a776d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #3A774F?: #3A774F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A774F?: The RGB value is 58, 119, 79: 58 red, 119 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A774F?: The complementary color is #773A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A774F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.