What color is #3C4219?

#3C4219 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4219?

The RGB value is 60, 66, 25: 60 red, 66 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4219?

The complementary color is #1F1942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4219?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4219 color

#3C4219 rgb(60, 66, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C4219 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.9% green and 9.8% blue (60, 66, 25).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 45% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#3C4219 color codes

HEX	`#3C4219`
RGB	`rgb(60, 66, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 45%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 62%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 62%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.53, -9.57, 23.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.53, 25.58, 111.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.987, 4.927, 1.661)`
Decimal	`3949081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4219, 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 #3C4219	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4219 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #3C4219 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4219; }
.text { color: #3c4219; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4219; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 66 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4219, #284219); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C4219?: #3C4219 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4219?: The RGB value is 60, 66, 25: 60 red, 66 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4219?: The complementary color is #1F1942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4219?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.