What color is #3B843B?

#3B843B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Overgrown Mausoleum. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B843B?

The RGB value is 59, 132, 59: 59 red, 132 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B843B?

The complementary color is #843B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B843B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B843B color

#3B843B rgb(59, 132, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B843B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 51.8% green and 23.1% blue (59, 132, 59).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 38% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Mausoleum (#448833), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#3B843B color codes

HEX	`#3B843B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 132, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 51.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 38%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 55%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 55%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.19, -38.48, 32.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.19, 50.24, 139.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.844, 17.747, 6.991)`
Decimal	`3900475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B843B, 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 #3B843B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B843B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #3B843B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b843b; }
.text { color: #3b843b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b843b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 132 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b843b, #3b8460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #3B843B?: #3B843B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Overgrown Mausoleum. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B843B?: The RGB value is 59, 132, 59: 59 red, 132 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B843B?: The complementary color is #843B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B843B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.