What color is #3C4538?

#3C4538 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4538?

The RGB value is 60, 69, 56: 60 red, 69 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4538?

The complementary color is #413845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4538 color

#3C4538 rgb(60, 69, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4538 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.1% green and 22% blue (60, 69, 56).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#3C4538 color codes

HEX	`#3C4538`
RGB	`rgb(60, 69, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 19%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.12, -6.58, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.12, 9.35, 134.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.705, 5.502, 4.555)`
Decimal	`3949880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4538, 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 #3C4538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #3C4538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4538; }
.text { color: #3c4538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 69 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4538, #38453b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3C4538?: #3C4538 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4538?: The RGB value is 60, 69, 56: 60 red, 69 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4538?: The complementary color is #413845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.