What color is #3B533E?

#3B533E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B533E?

The RGB value is 59, 83, 62: 59 red, 83 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B533E?

The complementary color is #533B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B533E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B533E color

#3B533E rgb(59, 83, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B533E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 32.5% green and 24.3% blue (59, 83, 62).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#3B533E color codes

HEX	`#3B533E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 83, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 32.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 25%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.84, -14.05, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.84, 16.92, 146.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.766, 7.464, 5.693)`
Decimal	`3887934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B533E, 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 #3B533E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B533E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #3B533E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b533e; }
.text { color: #3b533e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b533e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 83 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b533e, #3b534a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3B533E?: #3B533E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B533E?: The RGB value is 59, 83, 62: 59 red, 83 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B533E?: The complementary color is #533B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B533E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.