What color is #3B6F18?

#3B6F18 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 #3B6F18?

The RGB value is 59, 111, 24: 59 red, 111 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B6F18?

The complementary color is #4C186F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B6F18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B6F18 color

#3B6F18 rgb(59, 111, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B6F18 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 43.5% green and 9.4% blue (59, 111, 24).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 64% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#3B6F18 color codes

HEX	`#3B6F18`
RGB	`rgb(59, 111, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 43.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 64%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 78%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 78%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.79, -33.19, 40.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.79, 52.18, 129.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.653, 12.364, 2.847)`
Decimal	`3895064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B6F18, 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 #3B6F18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B6F18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #3B6F18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b6f18; }
.text { color: #3b6f18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b6f18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 111 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b6f18, #186f20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #3B6F18?: #3B6F18 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 #3B6F18?: The RGB value is 59, 111, 24: 59 red, 111 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B6F18?: The complementary color is #4C186F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B6F18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.