What color is #3C4A37?

#3C4A37 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 #3C4A37?

The RGB value is 60, 74, 55: 60 red, 74 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4A37?

The complementary color is #45374A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4A37 color

#3C4A37 rgb(60, 74, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C4A37 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 29% green and 21.6% blue (60, 74, 55).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#3C4A37 color codes

HEX	`#3C4A37`
RGB	`rgb(60, 74, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 29%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 26%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.75, -9.82, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.75, 13.7, 135.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.002, 6.134, 4.534)`
Decimal	`3951159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4A37, 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 #3C4A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #3C4A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4a37; }
.text { color: #3c4a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 74 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4a37, #374a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3C4A37?: #3C4A37 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 #3C4A37?: The RGB value is 60, 74, 55: 60 red, 74 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4A37?: The complementary color is #45374A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.