What color is #3B4626?

#3B4626 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B4626?

The RGB value is 59, 70, 38: 59 red, 70 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4626?

The complementary color is #312646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4626?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4626 color

#3B4626 rgb(59, 70, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B4626 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.5% green and 14.9% blue (59, 70, 38).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#3B4626 color codes

HEX	`#3B4626`
RGB	`rgb(59, 70, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 46%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 46%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.98, -10.81, 17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.98, 20.84, 121.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.344, 5.45, 2.656)`
Decimal	`3884582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4626, 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 #3B4626	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4626 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #3B4626 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4626; }
.text { color: #3b4626; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4626; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 70 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4626, #2b4626); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3B4626?: #3B4626 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B4626?: The RGB value is 59, 70, 38: 59 red, 70 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4626?: The complementary color is #312646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4626?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.