What color is #3C4B3F?

#3C4B3F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4B3F?

The RGB value is 60, 75, 63: 60 red, 75 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4B3F?

The complementary color is #4B3C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4B3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4B3F color

#3C4B3F rgb(60, 75, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4B3F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 29.4% green and 24.7% blue (60, 75, 63).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#3C4B3F color codes

HEX	`#3C4B3F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 75, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 29.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 20%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.28, -8.75, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.28, 10.18, 149.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.277, 6.352, 5.65)`
Decimal	`3951423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4B3F, 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 #3C4B3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4B3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #3C4B3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4b3f; }
.text { color: #3c4b3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4b3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 75 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4b3f, #3c4b47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3C4B3F?: #3C4B3F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4B3F?: The RGB value is 60, 75, 63: 60 red, 75 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4B3F?: The complementary color is #4B3C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4B3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.