What color is #3B5C55?

#3B5C55 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5C55?

The RGB value is 59, 92, 85: 59 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5C55?

The complementary color is #5C3B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5C55 color

#3B5C55 rgb(59, 92, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B5C55 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 36.1% green and 33.3% blue (59, 92, 85).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#3B5C55 color codes

HEX	`#3B5C55`
RGB	`rgb(59, 92, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 36.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 36%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.44, -13.8, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.44, 13.8, 179.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.27, 9.24, 9.993)`
Decimal	`3890261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5C55, 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 #3B5C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #3B5C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5c55; }
.text { color: #3b5c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 92 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5c55, #3b535c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B5C55?: #3B5C55 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5C55?: The RGB value is 59, 92, 85: 59 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5C55?: The complementary color is #5C3B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.