What color is #3B5F20?

#3B5F20 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 #3B5F20?

The RGB value is 59, 95, 32: 59 red, 95 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5F20?

The complementary color is #44205F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5F20 color

#3B5F20 rgb(59, 95, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B5F20 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 37.3% green and 12.5% blue (59, 95, 32).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 50% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#3B5F20 color codes

HEX	`#3B5F20`
RGB	`rgb(59, 95, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 37.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 50%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 66%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 66%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.4, -25.07, 31.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.4, 39.99, 128.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.156, 9.218, 2.821)`
Decimal	`3890976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5F20, 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 #3B5F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #3B5F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5f20; }
.text { color: #3b5f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 95 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5f20, #205f24); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3B5F20?: #3B5F20 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 #3B5F20?: The RGB value is 59, 95, 32: 59 red, 95 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5F20?: The complementary color is #44205F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.