What color is #3B6E50?

#3B6E50 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B6E50?

The RGB value is 59, 110, 80: 59 red, 110 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B6E50?

The complementary color is #6E3B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B6E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B6E50 color

#3B6E50 rgb(59, 110, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B6E50 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 43.1% green and 31.4% blue (59, 110, 80).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 30% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#3B6E50 color codes

HEX	`#3B6E50`
RGB	`rgb(59, 110, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 43.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 30%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 46%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 27%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.25, -24.64, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.25, 27.2, 154.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.827, 12.66, 9.566)`
Decimal	`3894864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B6E50, 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 #3B6E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B6E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #3B6E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b6e50; }
.text { color: #3b6e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b6e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 110 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b6e50, #3b6e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #3B6E50?: #3B6E50 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B6E50?: The RGB value is 59, 110, 80: 59 red, 110 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B6E50?: The complementary color is #6E3B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B6E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.