What color is #3B5F5A?

#3B5F5A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5F5A?

The RGB value is 59, 95, 90: 59 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5F5A?

The complementary color is #5F3B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5F5A color

#3B5F5A rgb(59, 95, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B5F5A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 37.3% green and 35.3% blue (59, 95, 90).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#3B5F5A color codes

HEX	`#3B5F5A`
RGB	`rgb(59, 95, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 37.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, -14.2, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 14.25, 184.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.741, 9.852, 11.165)`
Decimal	`3891034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5F5A, 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 #3B5F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #3B5F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5f5a; }
.text { color: #3b5f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 95 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5f5a, #3b525f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B5F5A?: #3B5F5A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5F5A?: The RGB value is 59, 95, 90: 59 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5F5A?: The complementary color is #5F3B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.