What color is #3C4226?

#3C4226 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4226?

The RGB value is 60, 66, 38: 60 red, 66 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4226?

The complementary color is #2C2642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4226?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4226 color

#3C4226 rgb(60, 66, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C4226 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.9% green and 14.9% blue (60, 66, 38).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#3C4226 color codes

HEX	`#3C4226`
RGB	`rgb(60, 66, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 42%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 42%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.73, -7.94, 16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.73, 18.07, 116.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.162, 4.997, 2.579)`
Decimal	`3949094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4226, 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 #3C4226	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4226 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #3C4226 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4226; }
.text { color: #3c4226; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4226; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 66 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4226, #2e4226); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3C4226?: #3C4226 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4226?: The RGB value is 60, 66, 38: 60 red, 66 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4226?: The complementary color is #2C2642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4226?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.