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#3A786A Color

#3A786A is rgb(58, 120, 106) in RGB, hsl(166, 35%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 12%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hooker's Green (#49796B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3A786A
HEX#3A786A
RGBrgb(58, 120, 106)
HSLhsl(166, 35%, 35%)
HSVhsv(166, 52%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 12%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.068 176.8)
LABlab(46.01% -23.78 1.24)
LCHlch(46.01% 23.81 177.02)

What #3A786A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3A786A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#3A786A Channel Values

How #3A786A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 58 · G 120 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 35% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 52% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3A786A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3A786A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3A786A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #3A786A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #3A786A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3A786A
Protanopia#70706A
Protanomaly#5F736A
Deuteranopia#68686B
Deuteranomaly#596F6B
Tritanopia#3E7676
Tritanomaly#3C7772
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #3A786A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3a786a: #3A786A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3A786A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3a786a': '#3A786A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.227, green: 0.471, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_3a786a">#3A786A</color>
SVG fillfill="#3A786A"

More Green Colors

#3A786A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3A786A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3A786A?

#3A786A is a dark green — rgb(58, 120, 106) in RGB and hsl(166, 35%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hooker's Green (#49796B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #3A786A?

#3A786A is rgb(58, 120, 106) — red 58, green 120, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3A786A?

#3A786A converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 12%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3A786A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3A786A scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3A786A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3A786A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 12.32, which is visibly different.

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