What color is #3B5956?

#3B5956 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5956?

The RGB value is 59, 89, 86: 59 red, 89 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5956?

The complementary color is #593B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5956 color

#3B5956 rgb(59, 89, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B5956 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 34.9% green and 33.7% blue (59, 89, 86).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#3B5956 color codes

HEX	`#3B5956`
RGB	`rgb(59, 89, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 34.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.49, -11.81, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.49, 11.95, 188.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.055, 8.746, 10.119)`
Decimal	`3889494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5956, 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 #3B5956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #3B5956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5956; }
.text { color: #3b5956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 89 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5956, #3b4d59); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B5956?: #3B5956 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5956?: The RGB value is 59, 89, 86: 59 red, 89 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5956?: The complementary color is #593B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.