What color is #3B5440?

#3B5440 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 #3B5440?

The RGB value is 59, 84, 64: 59 red, 84 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5440?

The complementary color is #543B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5440 color

#3B5440 rgb(59, 84, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B5440 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 32.9% green and 25.1% blue (59, 84, 64).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#3B5440 color codes

HEX	`#3B5440`
RGB	`rgb(59, 84, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 32.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 30%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, -14.2, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 16.66, 148.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.899, 7.64, 6.013)`
Decimal	`3888192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5440, 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 #3B5440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #3B5440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5440; }
.text { color: #3b5440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 84 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5440, #3b544d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3B5440?: #3B5440 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 #3B5440?: The RGB value is 59, 84, 64: 59 red, 84 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5440?: The complementary color is #543B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.