What color is #3C503E?

#3C503E 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 #3C503E?

The RGB value is 60, 80, 62: 60 red, 80 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C503E?

The complementary color is #503C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C503E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C503E color

#3C503E rgb(60, 80, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C503E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 31.4% green and 24.3% blue (60, 80, 62).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% 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 8.72:1).

#3C503E color codes

HEX	`#3C503E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 80, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 31.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 22%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.91, -11.93, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.91, 14.44, 145.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.601, 7.046, 5.621)`
Decimal	`3952702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C503E, 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 #3C503E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C503E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #3C503E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c503e; }
.text { color: #3c503e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c503e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 80 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c503e, #3c5048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3C503E?: #3C503E 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 #3C503E?: The RGB value is 60, 80, 62: 60 red, 80 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C503E?: The complementary color is #503C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C503E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.