What color is #3B5B45?

#3B5B45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5B45?

The RGB value is 59, 91, 69: 59 red, 91 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5B45?

The complementary color is #5B3B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5B45 color

#3B5B45 rgb(59, 91, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B5B45 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 35.7% green and 27.1% blue (59, 91, 69).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#3B5B45 color codes

HEX	`#3B5B45`
RGB	`rgb(59, 91, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 35.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 24%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.68, -17.04, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.68, 19.28, 152.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.619, 8.841, 6.987)`
Decimal	`3889989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5B45, 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 #3B5B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #3B5B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5b45; }
.text { color: #3b5b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 91 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5b45, #3b5b55); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3B5B45?: #3B5B45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5B45?: The RGB value is 59, 91, 69: 59 red, 91 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5B45?: The complementary color is #5B3B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.