What color is #36965E?

#36965E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Militant Vegan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36965E?

The RGB value is 54, 150, 94: 54 red, 150 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36965E?

The complementary color is #96366E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36965E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36965E color

#36965E rgb(54, 150, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #36965E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 58.8% green and 36.9% blue (54, 150, 94).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 47% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Militant Vegan (#229955), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#36965E color codes

HEX	`#36965E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 150, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 58.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 47%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 64%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 37%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, -41.29, 21.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 46.55, 152.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.447, 23.404, 14.344)`
Decimal	`3577438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36965E, 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 #36965E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#36965E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	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 #36965E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36965e; }
.text { color: #36965e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36965e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 150 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36965e, #36968e); }

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Questions

What color is #36965E?: #36965E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Militant Vegan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36965E?: The RGB value is 54, 150, 94: 54 red, 150 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36965E?: The complementary color is #96366E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36965E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.