What color is #3B9C6D?

#3B9C6D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B9C6D?

The RGB value is 59, 156, 109: 59 red, 156 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B9C6D?

The complementary color is #9C3B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B9C6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B9C6D color

#3B9C6D rgb(59, 156, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B9C6D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 61.2% green and 42.7% blue (59, 156, 109).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 45% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bulma Hair (#359E6B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#3B9C6D color codes

HEX	`#3B9C6D`
RGB	`rgb(59, 156, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 61.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 45%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 62%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 30%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.86, -39.7, 16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.86, 42.95, 157.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.451, 25.809, 18.58)`
Decimal	`3906669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B9C6D, 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 #3B9C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3B9C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #3B9C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b9c6d; }
.text { color: #3b9c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b9c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 156 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b9c6d, #3b9b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #3B9C6D?: #3B9C6D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B9C6D?: The RGB value is 59, 156, 109: 59 red, 156 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B9C6D?: The complementary color is #9C3B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B9C6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.