What color is #3B5E4B?

#3B5E4B 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 #3B5E4B?

The RGB value is 59, 94, 75: 59 red, 94 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5E4B?

The complementary color is #5E3B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5E4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5E4B color

#3B5E4B rgb(59, 94, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B5E4B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 36.9% green and 29.4% blue (59, 94, 75).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#3B5E4B color codes

HEX	`#3B5E4B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 94, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 36.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 37%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 20%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.82, -17.35, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.82, 18.69, 158.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.076, 9.443, 8.105)`
Decimal	`3890763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5E4B, 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 #3B5E4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5E4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #3B5E4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5e4b; }
.text { color: #3b5e4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5e4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 94 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5e4b, #3b5e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3B5E4B?: #3B5E4B 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 #3B5E4B?: The RGB value is 59, 94, 75: 59 red, 94 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5E4B?: The complementary color is #5E3B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5E4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.