Pullman Green (#3B331C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 12.53:1 — vs black: 1.68:1

Color values

  • HEX #3B331C
  • RGB rgb(59, 51, 28)
  • HSL hsl(44, 52%, 23%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 13.56, 52.54, 76.86 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B331C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pullman Green
#3B331C Base
#1C243B
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pullman Green
#3B331C Base
#3B231C
#333B1C
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pullman Green
#3B331C Base
#1C3B33
#331C3B
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pullman Green
#3B331C Base
#1C333B
#231C3B
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pullman Green
#3B331C Base
#1C3B23
#1C243B
#3B1C33
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pullman Green
#3B331C Base
#110F08
#1F1B0F
#574B29
#6F6035
#A38D4D
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pullman Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#110F08
#1A160C
#221D10
#2A2514
#332C18
Pullman Green #3B331C Base
#716236
#A7904F
#C4B382
#DDD4B8
#F7F4EE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #3B331C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #3B331C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #3B331C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #3B331C;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #3B331C,
        #1C2C5A
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #3B331C,
        #1C2C5A
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pullman-green: #3B331C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pullman-green-r: 59;
$pullman-green-g: 51;
$pullman-green-b: 28;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pullman-green;
    color: rgba($pullman-green-r, $pullman-green-g, $pullman-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pullman Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #3B331C How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #35351C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #34341C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #3D3131 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #343434 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pullman Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pullman Green #3B331C Base
Café Noir #4B3621 ΔE 8.05
Taupe #483C32 ΔE 8.22
Black Olive #3B3C36 ΔE 9.36
Bistre #3D2B1F ΔE 9.58

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.