What color is #3C4634?

#3C4634 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4634?

The RGB value is 60, 70, 52: 60 red, 70 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4634?

The complementary color is #3E3446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4634 color

#3C4634 rgb(60, 70, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4634 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.5% green and 20.4% blue (60, 70, 52).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#3C4634 color codes

HEX	`#3C4634`
RGB	`rgb(60, 70, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 26%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.35, -7.99, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.35, 12.44, 129.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.673, 5.589, 4.081)`
Decimal	`3950132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4634, 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 #3C4634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #3C4634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4634; }
.text { color: #3c4634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 70 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4634, #344635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3C4634?: #3C4634 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4634?: The RGB value is 60, 70, 52: 60 red, 70 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4634?: The complementary color is #3E3446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.