What color is #3B845F?

#3B845F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B845F?

The RGB value is 59, 132, 95: 59 red, 132 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B845F?

The complementary color is #843B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B845F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B845F color

#3B845F rgb(59, 132, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B845F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 51.8% green and 37.3% blue (59, 132, 95).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 38% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Primal Green (#11875D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#3B845F color codes

HEX	`#3B845F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 132, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 51.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 38%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 55%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 28%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.81, -31.99, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.81, 34.61, 157.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.119, 18.257, 13.71)`
Decimal	`3900511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B845F, 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 #3B845F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B845F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #3B845F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b845f; }
.text { color: #3b845f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b845f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 132 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b845f, #3b8483); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B845F?: #3B845F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B845F?: The RGB value is 59, 132, 95: 59 red, 132 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B845F?: The complementary color is #843B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B845F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.