What color is #3C4731?

#3C4731 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4731?

The RGB value is 60, 71, 49: 60 red, 71 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4731?

The complementary color is #3C3147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4731?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4731 color

#3C4731 rgb(60, 71, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C4731 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.8% green and 19.2% blue (60, 71, 49).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#3C4731 color codes

HEX	`#3C4731`
RGB	`rgb(60, 71, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 31%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 31%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.61, -9.15, 11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.61, 14.94, 127.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.671, 5.689, 3.757)`
Decimal	`3950385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4731, 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 #3C4731	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4731 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #3C4731 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4731; }
.text { color: #3c4731; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4731; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 71 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4731, #314731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3C4731?: #3C4731 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4731?: The RGB value is 60, 71, 49: 60 red, 71 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4731?: The complementary color is #3C3147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4731?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.