What color is #3B6051?

#3B6051 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B6051?

The RGB value is 59, 96, 81: 59 red, 96 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B6051?

The complementary color is #603B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B6051?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B6051 color

#3B6051 rgb(59, 96, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B6051 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 37.6% green and 31.8% blue (59, 96, 81).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#3B6051 color codes

HEX	`#3B6051`
RGB	`rgb(59, 96, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 37.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.64, -17.04, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.64, 17.6, 165.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.471, 9.889, 9.298)`
Decimal	`3891281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B6051, 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 #3B6051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B6051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #3B6051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b6051; }
.text { color: #3b6051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b6051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 96 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b6051, #3b5d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3B6051?: #3B6051 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B6051?: The RGB value is 59, 96, 81: 59 red, 96 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B6051?: The complementary color is #603B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B6051?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.