What color is #3C4033?

#3C4033 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4033?

The RGB value is 60, 64, 51: 60 red, 64 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4033?

The complementary color is #373340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4033?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4033 color

#3C4033 rgb(60, 64, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4033 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.1% green and 20% blue (60, 64, 51).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 11% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#3C4033 color codes

HEX	`#3C4033`
RGB	`rgb(60, 64, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 11%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 20%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.35, -4.46, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.35, 8.65, 121.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.294, 4.866, 3.844)`
Decimal	`3948595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4033, 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 #3C4033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #3C4033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4033; }
.text { color: #3c4033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 64 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4033, #364033); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C4033?: #3C4033 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4033?: The RGB value is 60, 64, 51: 60 red, 64 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4033?: The complementary color is #373340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4033?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.