What color is #3C4231?

#3C4231 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4231?

The RGB value is 60, 66, 49: 60 red, 66 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4231?

The complementary color is #373142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4231 color

#3C4231 rgb(60, 66, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4231 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.9% green and 19.2% blue (60, 66, 49).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#3C4231 color codes

HEX	`#3C4231`
RGB	`rgb(60, 66, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 26%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.96, -6.1, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.96, 11.33, 122.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.366, 5.079, 3.655)`
Decimal	`3949105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4231, 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 #3C4231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #3C4231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4231; }
.text { color: #3c4231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 66 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4231, #344231); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3C4231?: #3C4231 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4231?: The RGB value is 60, 66, 49: 60 red, 66 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4231?: The complementary color is #373142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.