What color is #3B5547?

#3B5547 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5547?

The RGB value is 59, 85, 71: 59 red, 85 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5547?

The complementary color is #553B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5547 color

#3B5547 rgb(59, 85, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B5547 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 33.3% green and 27.8% blue (59, 85, 71).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#3B5547 color codes

HEX	`#3B5547`
RGB	`rgb(59, 85, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 33.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 16%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.73, -13.22, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.73, 14.15, 159.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.189, 7.881, 7.155)`
Decimal	`3888455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5547, 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 #3B5547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #3B5547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5547; }
.text { color: #3b5547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 85 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5547, #3b5554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B5547?: #3B5547 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5547?: The RGB value is 59, 85, 71: 59 red, 85 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5547?: The complementary color is #553B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.