#3b5541

Color #3b5541

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 12.84 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-900 #004f3b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3b5541

RGB

rgb(59, 85, 65)

HSL

hsl(133.8, 18.1%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(133.8, 30.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.6%, 0%, 23.5%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(33.58, -14.56, 8.58)

LCH

lch(33.58, 16.9, 149.49)

OKLCH

oklch(42.2%, 0.0457, 151.19)

HWB

hwb(133.8, 23.1%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#553b4f

Analogous

#42553b

#3b5541

#3b554e

Triadic

#3b5541

#413b55

#55413b

Split-complementary

#3b5541

#4e3b55

#553b42

Tetradic

#3b5541

#3b4f55

#553b4f

#55413b

Square

#3b5541

#3b4255

#553b4f

#554e3b

Shades

Color #3b5541 mixed toward black.

#314736

#27392b

#1d2a20

#141c16

#0a0e0b

Tints

Color #3b5541 mixed toward white.

#54795c

#6f9b79

#93b49b

#b7cdbc

#dbe6de

Tones

Color #3b5541 mixed toward gray.

#3d5342

#3f5143

#414e44

#444c46

#464a47

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484846 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#464448 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#3d4a4b · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b5541;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b5541]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#3b5541 (#3b5541) is rgb(59, 85, 65) in RGB.

No, #3b5541 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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