What color is #3B5F43?

#3B5F43 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 #3B5F43?

The RGB value is 59, 95, 67: 59 red, 95 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5F43?

The complementary color is #5F3B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5F43 color

#3B5F43 rgb(59, 95, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B5F43 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 37.3% green and 26.3% blue (59, 95, 67).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#3B5F43 color codes

HEX	`#3B5F43`
RGB	`rgb(59, 95, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 37.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 29%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.97, -19.63, 12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.97, 23.03, 148.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.909, 9.519, 6.782)`
Decimal	`3891011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5F43, 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 #3B5F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #3B5F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5f43; }
.text { color: #3b5f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 95 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5f43, #3b5f55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B5F43?: #3B5F43 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 #3B5F43?: The RGB value is 59, 95, 67: 59 red, 95 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5F43?: The complementary color is #5F3B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.