What color is #3C4630?

#3C4630 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4630?

The RGB value is 60, 70, 48: 60 red, 70 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4630?

The complementary color is #3A3046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4630?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4630 color

#3C4630 rgb(60, 70, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C4630 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.5% green and 18.8% blue (60, 70, 48).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#3C4630 color codes

HEX	`#3C4630`
RGB	`rgb(60, 70, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 31%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.26, -8.73, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.26, 14.81, 126.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.587, 5.554, 3.626)`
Decimal	`3950128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4630, 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 #3C4630	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4630 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #3C4630 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4630; }
.text { color: #3c4630; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4630; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 70 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4630, #314630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3C4630?: #3C4630 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4630?: The RGB value is 60, 70, 48: 60 red, 70 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4630?: The complementary color is #3A3046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4630?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.