What color is #3B402B?

#3B402B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B402B?

The RGB value is 59, 64, 43: 59 red, 64 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B402B?

The complementary color is #302B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B402B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B402B color

#3B402B rgb(59, 64, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B402B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 25.1% green and 16.9% blue (59, 64, 43).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#3B402B color codes

HEX	`#3B402B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 64, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 25.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 33%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 33%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.07, -6.38, 12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.07, 13.76, 117.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.073, 4.771, 2.991)`
Decimal	`3883051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B402B, 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 #3B402B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B402B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #3B402B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b402b; }
.text { color: #3b402b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b402b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 64 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b402b, #31402b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3B402B?: #3B402B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B402B?: The RGB value is 59, 64, 43: 59 red, 64 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B402B?: The complementary color is #302B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B402B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.