What color is #3A9B39?

#3A9B39 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 #3A9B39?

The RGB value is 58, 155, 57: 58 red, 155 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A9B39?

The complementary color is #9A399B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A9B39?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A9B39 color

#3A9B39 rgb(58, 155, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A9B39 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 60.8% green and 22.4% blue (58, 155, 57).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 46% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#3A9B39 color codes

HEX	`#3A9B39`
RGB	`rgb(58, 155, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 60.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 46%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 63%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 63%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.72, -48.11, 42.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.72, 63.89, 138.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.204, 24.636, 7.877)`
Decimal	`3840825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A9B39, 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 #3A9B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3A9B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #3A9B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a9b39; }
.text { color: #3a9b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a9b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 155 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a9b39, #399b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #3A9B39?: #3A9B39 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 #3A9B39?: The RGB value is 58, 155, 57: 58 red, 155 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A9B39?: The complementary color is #9A399B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A9B39?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.