What color is #3B663F?

#3B663F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B663F?

The RGB value is 59, 102, 63: 59 red, 102 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B663F?

The complementary color is #663B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B663F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B663F color

#3B663F rgb(59, 102, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B663F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 40% green and 24.7% blue (59, 102, 63).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#3B663F color codes

HEX	`#3B663F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 102, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 40%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 38%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.23, -24.05, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.23, 29.73, 143.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.452, 10.791, 6.392)`
Decimal	`3892799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B663F, 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 #3B663F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B663F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #3B663F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b663f; }
.text { color: #3b663f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b663f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 102 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b663f, #3b6654); }

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Questions

What color is #3B663F?: #3B663F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B663F?: The RGB value is 59, 102, 63: 59 red, 102 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B663F?: The complementary color is #663B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B663F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.