What color is #3C4D45?

#3C4D45 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4D45?

The RGB value is 60, 77, 69: 60 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4D45?

The complementary color is #4D3C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4D45 color

#3C4D45 rgb(60, 77, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4D45 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 30.2% green and 27.1% blue (60, 77, 69).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 12% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#3C4D45 color codes

HEX	`#3C4D45`
RGB	`rgb(60, 77, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 30.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 12%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 22%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 10%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, -8.6, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 8.97, 163.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.591, 6.698, 6.627)`
Decimal	`3951941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4D45, 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 #3C4D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #3C4D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4d45; }
.text { color: #3c4d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 77 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4d45, #3c4d4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C4D45?: #3C4D45 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4D45?: The RGB value is 60, 77, 69: 60 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4D45?: The complementary color is #4D3C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.