What color is #3A9743?

#3A9743 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A9743?

The RGB value is 58, 151, 67: 58 red, 151 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A9743?

The complementary color is #973A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A9743?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A9743 color

#3A9743 rgb(58, 151, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A9743 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 59.2% green and 26.3% blue (58, 151, 67).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 44% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#3A9743 color codes

HEX	`#3A9743`
RGB	`rgb(58, 151, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 59.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 44%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 62%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 56%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, -45.33, 35.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 57.79, 141.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.824, 23.437, 9.104)`
Decimal	`3839811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A9743, 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 #3A9743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3A9743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #3A9743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a9743; }
.text { color: #3a9743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a9743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 151 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a9743, #3a9771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #3A9743?: #3A9743 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A9743?: The RGB value is 58, 151, 67: 58 red, 151 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A9743?: The complementary color is #973A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A9743?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.