What color is #3B5B3E?

#3B5B3E 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 #3B5B3E?

The RGB value is 59, 91, 62: 59 red, 91 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5B3E?

The complementary color is #5B3B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5B3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5B3E color

#3B5B3E rgb(59, 91, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B5B3E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 35.7% green and 24.3% blue (59, 91, 62).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#3B5B3E color codes

HEX	`#3B5B3E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 91, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 35.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, -18.49, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 22.66, 144.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.414, 8.759, 5.909)`
Decimal	`3889982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5B3E, 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 #3B5B3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5B3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #3B5B3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5b3e; }
.text { color: #3b5b3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5b3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 91 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5b3e, #3b5b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B5B3E?: #3B5B3E 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 #3B5B3E?: The RGB value is 59, 91, 62: 59 red, 91 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5B3E?: The complementary color is #5B3B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5B3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.