What color is #3B6337?

#3B6337 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 #3B6337?

The RGB value is 59, 99, 55: 59 red, 99 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B6337?

The complementary color is #5F3763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B6337?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B6337 color

#3B6337 rgb(59, 99, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B6337 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 38.8% green and 21.6% blue (59, 99, 55).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 29% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#3B6337 color codes

HEX	`#3B6337`
RGB	`rgb(59, 99, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 38.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 29%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 44%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 44%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.07, -23.94, 20.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.07, 31.62, 139.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.955, 10.129, 5.202)`
Decimal	`3892023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B6337, 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 #3B6337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B6337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3B6337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b6337; }
.text { color: #3b6337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b6337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 99 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b6337, #376349); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3B6337?: #3B6337 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 #3B6337?: The RGB value is 59, 99, 55: 59 red, 99 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B6337?: The complementary color is #5F3763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B6337?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.