What color is #3B4838?

#3B4838 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B4838?

The RGB value is 59, 72, 56: 59 red, 72 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4838?

The complementary color is #453848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4838 color

#3B4838 rgb(59, 72, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4838 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 28.2% green and 22% blue (59, 72, 56).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#3B4838 color codes

HEX	`#3B4838`
RGB	`rgb(59, 72, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 28.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 22%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.03, -8.84, 7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.03, 11.86, 138.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.835, 5.85, 4.615)`
Decimal	`3885112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4838, 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 #3B4838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #3B4838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4838; }
.text { color: #3b4838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 72 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4838, #38483d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3B4838?: #3B4838 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B4838?: The RGB value is 59, 72, 56: 59 red, 72 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4838?: The complementary color is #453848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.