What color is #3B5940?

#3B5940 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5940?

The RGB value is 59, 89, 64: 59 red, 89 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5940?

The complementary color is #593B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5940 color

#3B5940 rgb(59, 89, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B5940 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 34.9% green and 25.1% blue (59, 89, 64).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#3B5940 color codes

HEX	`#3B5940`
RGB	`rgb(59, 89, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 34.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 28%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.89, -17, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.89, 20.26, 147.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.301, 8.444, 6.147)`
Decimal	`3889472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5940, 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 #3B5940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #3B5940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5940; }
.text { color: #3b5940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 89 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5940, #3b594f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B5940?: #3B5940 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5940?: The RGB value is 59, 89, 64: 59 red, 89 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5940?: The complementary color is #593B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.