What color is #3B6B5A?

#3B6B5A 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 #3B6B5A?

The RGB value is 59, 107, 90: 59 red, 107 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B6B5A?

The complementary color is #6B3B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B6B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B6B5A color

#3B6B5A rgb(59, 107, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B6B5A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 42% green and 35.3% blue (59, 107, 90).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 29% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#3B6B5A color codes

HEX	`#3B6B5A`
RGB	`rgb(59, 107, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 42%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 29%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 45%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 16%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.51, -20.77, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.51, 21.24, 167.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.906, 12.183, 11.553)`
Decimal	`3894106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B6B5A, 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 #3B6B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B6B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #3B6B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b6b5a; }
.text { color: #3b6b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b6b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 107 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b6b5a, #3b646b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #3B6B5A?: #3B6B5A 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 #3B6B5A?: The RGB value is 59, 107, 90: 59 red, 107 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B6B5A?: The complementary color is #6B3B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B6B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.