#3A5749

A dark, muted green closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #3A5749

The hex code #3A5749 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 58 red, 87 green, and 73 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow, and 66% black. With a hue angle of 151.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A5749
RGB58, 87, 73
HSL151.0°, 20.0%, 28.4%
CMYK33%, 0%, 16%, 66%
HSV151.0°, 33.3%, 34.1%
LAB34.4, -14.3, 4.7
XYZ6.4, 8.2, 7.6
Decimal3823433

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.64:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.60:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.24:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A5749; }
.text-color { color: #3A5749; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A5749; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F