What color is #3C442C?

#3C442C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C442C?

The RGB value is 60, 68, 44: 60 red, 68 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C442C?

The complementary color is #342C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C442C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C442C color

#3C442C rgb(60, 68, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C442C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 26.7% green and 17.3% blue (60, 68, 44).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 21% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#3C442C color codes

HEX	`#3C442C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 68, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 26.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 21%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 35%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 35%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.51, -8.21, 13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.51, 15.79, 121.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.385, 5.277, 3.17)`
Decimal	`3949612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C442C, 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 #3C442C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C442C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #3C442C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c442c; }
.text { color: #3c442c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c442c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 68 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c442c, #30442c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3C442C?: #3C442C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C442C?: The RGB value is 60, 68, 44: 60 red, 68 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C442C?: The complementary color is #342C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C442C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.