What color is #3C3F29?

#3C3F29 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3F29?

The RGB value is 60, 63, 41: 60 red, 63 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3F29?

The complementary color is #2C293F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3F29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3F29 color

#3C3F29 rgb(60, 63, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C3F29 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 24.7% green and 16.1% blue (60, 63, 41).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 21% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#3C3F29 color codes

HEX	`#3C3F29`
RGB	`rgb(60, 63, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 24.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 21%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 35%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 35%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.79, -5.62, 13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.79, 14.26, 113.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.041, 4.676, 2.787)`
Decimal	`3948329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3F29, 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 #3C3F29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3F29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #3C3F29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3f29; }
.text { color: #3c3f29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3f29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 63 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3f29, #313f29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3C3F29?: #3C3F29 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3F29?: The RGB value is 60, 63, 41: 60 red, 63 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3F29?: The complementary color is #2C293F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3F29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.