What color is #3B593A?

#3B593A is a dark, grayish green known as Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ficus?

The RGB value is 59, 89, 58: 59 red, 89 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ficus?

The complementary color is #583A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B593A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ficus color: hex code #3B593A

#3B593A rgb(59, 89, 58)

Shades of green

Ficus has the hex code #3B593A. It is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 34.9% green and 22.7% blue (59, 89, 58).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 65% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

Ficus (#3B593A) color codes

HEX	`#3B593A`
RGB	`rgb(59, 89, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 34.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 35%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 35%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.76, -18.18, 14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.76, 23.27, 141.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.139, 8.38, 5.296)`
Decimal	`3889466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ficus, 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 #3B593A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B593A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #3B593A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b593a; }
.text { color: #3b593a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b593a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 89 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b593a, #3a5949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3B593A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3B593A?: #3B593A is a dark, grayish green known as Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ficus?: The RGB value is 59, 89, 58: 59 red, 89 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ficus?: The complementary color is #583A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B593A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.