What color is #3B8065?

#3B8065 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shadows of Time. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B8065?

The RGB value is 59, 128, 101: 59 red, 128 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B8065?

The complementary color is #803B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B8065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B8065 color

#3B8065 rgb(59, 128, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B8065 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 50.2% green and 39.6% blue (59, 128, 101).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Shadows of Time (#018466), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#3B8065 color codes

HEX	`#3B8065`
RGB	`rgb(59, 128, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 50.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 54%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 21%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, -28.71, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 29.83, 164.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.871, 17.307, 15.024)`
Decimal	`3899493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B8065, 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 #3B8065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B8065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #3B8065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b8065; }
.text { color: #3b8065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b8065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 128 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b8065, #3b7980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #3B8065?: #3B8065 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shadows of Time. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B8065?: The RGB value is 59, 128, 101: 59 red, 128 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B8065?: The complementary color is #803B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B8065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.