What color is #3C462A?

#3C462A 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 #3C462A?

The RGB value is 60, 70, 42: 60 red, 70 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C462A?

The complementary color is #342A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C462A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C462A color

#3C462A rgb(60, 70, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C462A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.5% green and 16.5% blue (60, 70, 42).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#3C462A color codes

HEX	`#3C462A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 70, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 40%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 40%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.14, -9.74, 15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.14, 18.37, 122.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.472, 5.508, 3.018)`
Decimal	`3950122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C462A, 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 #3C462A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C462A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #3C462A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c462a; }
.text { color: #3c462a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c462a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 70 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c462a, #2e462a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3C462A?: #3C462A 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 #3C462A?: The RGB value is 60, 70, 42: 60 red, 70 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C462A?: The complementary color is #342A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C462A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.