What color is #3B6922?

#3B6922 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B6922?

The RGB value is 59, 105, 34: 59 red, 105 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B6922?

The complementary color is #502269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B6922?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B6922 color

#3B6922 rgb(59, 105, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B6922 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 41.2% green and 13.3% blue (59, 105, 34).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 51% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#3B6922 color codes

HEX	`#3B6922`
RGB	`rgb(59, 105, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 41.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 51%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 68%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 68%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.83, -29.63, 33.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.83, 45.08, 131.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.144, 11.148, 3.288)`
Decimal	`3893538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B6922, 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 #3B6922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B6922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #3B6922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b6922; }
.text { color: #3b6922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b6922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 105 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b6922, #22692d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3B6922?: #3B6922 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B6922?: The RGB value is 59, 105, 34: 59 red, 105 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B6922?: The complementary color is #502269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B6922?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.