What color is #3C461F?

#3C461F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C461F?

The RGB value is 60, 70, 31: 60 red, 70 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C461F?

The complementary color is #291F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C461F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C461F color

#3C461F rgb(60, 70, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C461F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.5% green and 12.2% blue (60, 70, 31).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 39% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#3C461F color codes

HEX	`#3C461F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 70, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 39%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 56%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.95, -11.28, 21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.95, 24.7, 117.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.301, 5.44, 2.119)`
Decimal	`3950111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C461F, 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 #3C461F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C461F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #3C461F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c461f; }
.text { color: #3c461f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c461f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 70 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c461f, #29461f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C461F?: #3C461F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C461F?: The RGB value is 60, 70, 31: 60 red, 70 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C461F?: The complementary color is #291F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C461F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.