What color is #3C4F39?

#3C4F39 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 #3C4F39?

The RGB value is 60, 79, 57: 60 red, 79 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4F39?

The complementary color is #4C394F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4F39 color

#3C4F39 rgb(60, 79, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C4F39 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 31% green and 22.4% blue (60, 79, 57).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#3C4F39 color codes

HEX	`#3C4F39`
RGB	`rgb(60, 79, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 31%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 28%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.46, -12.37, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.46, 16.32, 139.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.398, 6.848, 4.907)`
Decimal	`3952441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4F39, 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 #3C4F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #3C4F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4f39; }
.text { color: #3c4f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 79 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4f39, #394f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3C4F39?: #3C4F39 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 #3C4F39?: The RGB value is 60, 79, 57: 60 red, 79 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4F39?: The complementary color is #4C394F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.