What color is #3A971B?

#3A971B is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Sacro Bosco. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A971B?

The RGB value is 58, 151, 27: 58 red, 151 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A971B?

The complementary color is #781B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A971B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A971B color

#3A971B rgb(58, 151, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A971B is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 59.2% green and 10.6% blue (58, 151, 27).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 70% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sacro Bosco (#229911), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#3A971B color codes

HEX	`#3A971B`
RGB	`rgb(58, 151, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 59.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 70%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 82%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 82%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.19, -49.16, 52.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.19, 71.58, 133.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.009, 23.111, 4.812)`
Decimal	`3839771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A971B, 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 #3A971B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3A971B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #3A971B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a971b; }
.text { color: #3a971b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a971b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 151 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a971b, #1b973a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A971B?: #3A971B is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Sacro Bosco. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A971B?: The RGB value is 58, 151, 27: 58 red, 151 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A971B?: The complementary color is #781B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A971B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.