What color is #3C4C39?

#3C4C39 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4C39?

The RGB value is 60, 76, 57: 60 red, 76 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4C39?

The complementary color is #49394C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4C39 color

#3C4C39 rgb(60, 76, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C4C39 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 29.8% green and 22.4% blue (60, 76, 57).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#3C4C39 color codes

HEX	`#3C4C39`
RGB	`rgb(60, 76, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 29.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 25%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.46, -10.61, 9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.46, 14.09, 138.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.186, 6.425, 4.837)`
Decimal	`3951673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4C39, 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 #3C4C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #3C4C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4c39; }
.text { color: #3c4c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 76 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4c39, #394c40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3C4C39?: #3C4C39 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4C39?: The RGB value is 60, 76, 57: 60 red, 76 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4C39?: The complementary color is #49394C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.