What color is #3AA972?

#3AA972 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3AA972?

The RGB value is 58, 169, 114: 58 red, 169 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3AA972?

The complementary color is #A93A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3AA972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3AA972 color

#3AA972 rgb(58, 169, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #3AA972 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 66.3% green and 44.7% blue (58, 169, 114).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 49% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#3AA972 color codes

HEX	`#3AA972`
RGB	`rgb(58, 169, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 66.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 49%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 66%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 33%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, -44.33, 19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 48.4, 156.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.968, 30.488, 20.802)`
Decimal	`3844466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3AA972, 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 #3AA972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3AA972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	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 #3AA972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3aa972; }
.text { color: #3aa972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3aa972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 169 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3aa972, #3aa8a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3AA972?: #3AA972 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3AA972?: The RGB value is 58, 169, 114: 58 red, 169 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3AA972?: The complementary color is #A93A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3AA972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.