What color is #3B603F?

#3B603F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B603F?

The RGB value is 59, 96, 63: 59 red, 96 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B603F?

The complementary color is #603B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B603F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B603F color

#3B603F rgb(59, 96, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B603F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 37.6% green and 24.7% blue (59, 96, 63).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#3B603F color codes

HEX	`#3B603F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 96, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 37.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 34%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.21, -20.96, 14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.21, 25.66, 144.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.883, 9.654, 6.202)`
Decimal	`3891263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B603F, 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 #3B603F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B603F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #3B603F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b603f; }
.text { color: #3b603f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b603f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 96 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b603f, #3b6051); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B603F?: #3B603F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B603F?: The RGB value is 59, 96, 63: 59 red, 96 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B603F?: The complementary color is #603B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B603F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.