What color is #3B6136?

#3B6136 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 #3B6136?

The RGB value is 59, 97, 54: 59 red, 97 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B6136?

The complementary color is #5C3661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B6136?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B6136 color

#3B6136 rgb(59, 97, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B6136 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 38% green and 21.2% blue (59, 97, 54).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#3B6136 color codes

HEX	`#3B6136`
RGB	`rgb(59, 97, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 38%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 44%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 44%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, -23.1, 20.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 30.78, 138.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.744, 9.745, 5.015)`
Decimal	`3891510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B6136, 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 #3B6136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B6136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #3B6136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b6136; }
.text { color: #3b6136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b6136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 97 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b6136, #366147); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3B6136?: #3B6136 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 #3B6136?: The RGB value is 59, 97, 54: 59 red, 97 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B6136?: The complementary color is #5C3661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B6136?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.