What color is #3C4122?

#3C4122 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4122?

The RGB value is 60, 65, 34: 60 red, 65 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4122?

The complementary color is #272241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4122 color

#3C4122 rgb(60, 65, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C4122 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.5% green and 13.3% blue (60, 65, 34).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#3C4122 color codes

HEX	`#3C4122`
RGB	`rgb(60, 65, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 48%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.32, -7.89, 18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.32, 19.83, 113.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.043, 4.857, 2.238)`
Decimal	`3948834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4122, 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 #3C4122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #3C4122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4122; }
.text { color: #3c4122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 65 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4122, #2c4122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3C4122?: #3C4122 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4122?: The RGB value is 60, 65, 34: 60 red, 65 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4122?: The complementary color is #272241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.