What color is #3B5045?

#3B5045 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5045?

The RGB value is 59, 80, 69: 59 red, 80 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5045?

The complementary color is #503B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5045 color

#3B5045 rgb(59, 80, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B5045 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 31.4% green and 27.1% blue (59, 80, 69).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#3B5045 color codes

HEX	`#3B5045`
RGB	`rgb(59, 80, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 31.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 26%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.03, -10.77, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.03, 11.44, 160.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.746, 7.097, 6.696)`
Decimal	`3887173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5045, 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 #3B5045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #3B5045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5045; }
.text { color: #3b5045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 80 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5045, #3b5050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B5045?: #3B5045 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5045?: The RGB value is 59, 80, 69: 59 red, 80 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5045?: The complementary color is #503B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.