What color is #3A9157?

#3A9157 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A9157?

The RGB value is 58, 145, 87: 58 red, 145 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A9157?

The complementary color is #913A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A9157?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A9157 color

#3A9157 rgb(58, 145, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A9157 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 56.9% green and 34.1% blue (58, 145, 87).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 43% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#3A9157 color codes

HEX	`#3A9157`
RGB	`rgb(58, 145, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 56.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 43%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 60%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.85, -39.64, 23.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.85, 45.93, 149.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.59, 21.837, 12.514)`
Decimal	`3838295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A9157, 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 #3A9157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3A9157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	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 #3A9157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a9157; }
.text { color: #3a9157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a9157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 145 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a9157, #3a9183); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A9157?: #3A9157 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A9157?: The RGB value is 58, 145, 87: 58 red, 145 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A9157?: The complementary color is #913A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A9157?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.