Color swatch image showing Pullman Green (#3B331C) with RGB(59,51,28) values

Pullman Green (#3B331C) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Pullman Green (#3B331C) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Pullman Green (#3B331C) Color Information

Pullman Green (#3B331C) RGB value is (59, 51, 28). The hex color red value is 59, green is 51, and blue is 28. Its HSL format shows a hue of 45°, saturation of 36 percent, and lightness of 17 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 14 percent, 53 percent, 77 percent.

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Pullman Green (#3B331C) Color Meaning

Pullman Green (#3B331C) conveys industrial strength, disciplined nature, and vehicular authority. This very dark, olive green is associated with the historic Pullman railway cars, suggesting powerful locomotives, structured luxury, and nature harnessed for industry and travel. Psychologically, Pullman Green (#3B331C) is serious, stable, and authoritative, promoting feelings of security, engineered power, and a nostalgic connection to the golden age of rail. It feels both robust and traditional, a color of machinery that was built to last. This color is progress painted in a dignified, earthy tone. Symbolically, Pullman Green (#3B331C) represents the marriage of industrial might with corporate prestige, movement within a controlled environment, and a specific era of American ambition and craftsmanship. Culturally, it carries the legacy of rail travel, evoking a sense of adventure, compartmentalized luxury, and the rhythmic certainty of trains on tracks. Pullman Green (#3B331C) is a historical color that speaks of a time when technology was monumental, ornate, and painted in deep, respectful greens and browns.

Color Conversion

Convert Pullman Green (#3B331C) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#3B331C
RGB
rgb(59, 51, 28)
HSL
hsl(45°, 36%, 17%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 14%, 53%, 77%)
HSV
hsv(45°, 53%, 23%)
XYZ
3.1971 3.3813 1.5828
Yxy
3.3813 0.3917 0.4143
Hunter Lab
18.3883 -0.0029 0.1138
CIE-Lab
21.5105 -0.2816 15.8625

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red59 / 255 (23%)
23%
Green51 / 255 (20%)
20%
Blue28 / 255 (11%)
11%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta14 / 100 (14%)
14%
Yellow53 / 100 (53%)
53%
Key (Black)77 / 100 (77%)
77%

Color Variations

Pullman Green (#3B331C) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Pullman Green (#3B331C) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Pullman Green (#3B331C) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#3B331C

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

12.53:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

12.53:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

12.53:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #3B331C appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Pullman Green (#3B331C)

protanopia

#383722

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #3B331C;

Text Color

color: #3B331C;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #3B331C;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #3B331C40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #3B331C;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3B331C 0%, #282313 100%);

Pullman Green (#3B331C) Color FAQs

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