What color is #3B6352?

#3B6352 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B6352?

The RGB value is 59, 99, 82: 59 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B6352?

The complementary color is #633B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B6352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B6352 color

#3B6352 rgb(59, 99, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B6352 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 38.8% green and 32.2% blue (59, 99, 82).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#3B6352 color codes

HEX	`#3B6352`
RGB	`rgb(59, 99, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 38.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 40%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.66, -18.43, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.66, 19.17, 164.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.788, 10.462, 9.59)`
Decimal	`3892050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B6352, 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 #3B6352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B6352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #3B6352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b6352; }
.text { color: #3b6352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b6352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 99 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b6352, #3b6063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3B6352?: #3B6352 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B6352?: The RGB value is 59, 99, 82: 59 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B6352?: The complementary color is #633B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B6352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.