What color is #3BA870?

#3BA870 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3BA870?

The RGB value is 59, 168, 112: 59 red, 168 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3BA870?

The complementary color is #A83B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3BA870?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3BA870 color

#3BA870 rgb(59, 168, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #3BA870 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 65.9% green and 43.9% blue (59, 168, 112).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 48% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#3BA870 color codes

HEX	`#3BA870`
RGB	`rgb(59, 168, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 65.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 48%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 65%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 33%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, -44.14, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 48.49, 155.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.729, 30.103, 20.15)`
Decimal	`3909744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3BA870, 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 #3BA870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3BA870 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #3BA870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3ba870; }
.text { color: #3ba870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3ba870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 168 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3ba870, #3ba8a6); }

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Questions

What color is #3BA870?: #3BA870 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3BA870?: The RGB value is 59, 168, 112: 59 red, 168 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3BA870?: The complementary color is #A83B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3BA870?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.