What color is #3B5E22?

#3B5E22 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5E22?

The RGB value is 59, 94, 34: 59 red, 94 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5E22?

The complementary color is #45225E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5E22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5E22 color

#3B5E22 rgb(59, 94, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B5E22 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 36.9% green and 13.3% blue (59, 94, 34).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 47% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#3B5E22 color codes

HEX	`#3B5E22`
RGB	`rgb(59, 94, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 36.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 47%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 64%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 64%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.08, -24.36, 29.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.08, 38.49, 129.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.095, 9.05, 2.939)`
Decimal	`3890722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5E22, 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 #3B5E22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5E22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #3B5E22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5e22; }
.text { color: #3b5e22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5e22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 94 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5e22, #225e27); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B5E22?: #3B5E22 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5E22?: The RGB value is 59, 94, 34: 59 red, 94 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5E22?: The complementary color is #45225E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5E22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.