What color is #3B9200?

#3B9200 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B9200?

The RGB value is 59, 146, 0: 59 red, 146 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B9200?

The complementary color is #570092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B9200?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B9200 color

#3B9200 rgb(59, 146, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B9200 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 57.3% green and 0% blue (59, 146, 0).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Grass Is Greener (#3F9B0B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#3B9200 color codes

HEX	`#3B9200`
RGB	`rgb(59, 146, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 57.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 100%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 100%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, -48.07, 56.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 73.9, 130.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.082, 21.487, 3.511)`
Decimal	`3904000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B9200, 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 #3B9200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3B9200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #3B9200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b9200; }
.text { color: #3b9200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b9200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 146 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b9200, #00920e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B9200?: #3B9200 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B9200?: The RGB value is 59, 146, 0: 59 red, 146 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B9200?: The complementary color is #570092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B9200?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.