What color is #3C4F31?

#3C4F31 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4F31?

The RGB value is 60, 79, 49: 60 red, 79 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4F31?

The complementary color is #44314F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4F31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4F31 color

#3C4F31 rgb(60, 79, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C4F31 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 31% green and 19.2% blue (60, 79, 49).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#3C4F31 color codes

HEX	`#3C4F31`
RGB	`rgb(60, 79, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 31%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 38%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.29, -13.85, 15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.29, 20.7, 131.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.214, 6.774, 3.938)`
Decimal	`3952433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4F31, 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 #3C4F31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4F31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #3C4F31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4f31; }
.text { color: #3c4f31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4f31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 79 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4f31, #314f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3C4F31?: #3C4F31 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4F31?: The RGB value is 60, 79, 49: 60 red, 79 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4F31?: The complementary color is #44314F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4F31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.