What color is #3C4D20?

#3C4D20 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4D20?

The RGB value is 60, 77, 32: 60 red, 77 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4D20?

The complementary color is #31204D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4D20 color

#3C4D20 rgb(60, 77, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C4D20 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 30.2% green and 12.5% blue (60, 77, 32).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 41% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#3C4D20 color codes

HEX	`#3C4D20`
RGB	`rgb(60, 77, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 30.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 41%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 58%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 58%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.33, -15.18, 24.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.33, 28.61, 122.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.778, 6.373, 2.345)`
Decimal	`3951904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4D20, 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 #3C4D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #3C4D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4d20; }
.text { color: #3c4d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 77 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4d20, #254d20); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C4D20?: #3C4D20 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4D20?: The RGB value is 60, 77, 32: 60 red, 77 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4D20?: The complementary color is #31204D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.