#3A8A42

A dark, moderate green closely aligning with Seagreen.

About #3A8A42

The precise color #3A8A42 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Seagreen. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 138 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 58% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A8A42
RGB58, 138, 66
HSL126.0°, 40.8%, 38.4%
CMYK58%, 0%, 52%, 46%
HSV126.0°, 58.0%, 54.1%
LAB51.2, -40.2, 31.2
XYZ11.8, 19.5, 8.3
Decimal3836482

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.29:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.89:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.16:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A8A42; }
.text-color { color: #3A8A42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A8A42; }

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