What color is #3B5D35?

#3B5D35 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5D35?

The RGB value is 59, 93, 53: 59 red, 93 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5D35?

The complementary color is #57355D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5D35 color

#3B5D35 rgb(59, 93, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B5D35 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 36.5% green and 20.8% blue (59, 93, 53).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#3B5D35 color codes

HEX	`#3B5D35`
RGB	`rgb(59, 93, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 36.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 43%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.01, -21.2, 19.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.01, 28.58, 137.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.36, 9.015, 4.772)`
Decimal	`3890485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5D35, 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 #3B5D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #3B5D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5d35; }
.text { color: #3b5d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 93 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5d35, #355d43); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B5D35?: #3B5D35 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5D35?: The RGB value is 59, 93, 53: 59 red, 93 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5D35?: The complementary color is #57355D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.