What color is #3C512F?

#3C512F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C512F?

The RGB value is 60, 81, 47: 60 red, 81 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C512F?

The complementary color is #442F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C512F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C512F color

#3C512F rgb(60, 81, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C512F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 31.8% green and 18.4% blue (60, 81, 47).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 27% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#3C512F color codes

HEX	`#3C512F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 81, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 31.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 27%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 42%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 42%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.92, -15.31, 17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.92, 23.21, 131.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.319, 7.051, 3.769)`
Decimal	`3952943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C512F, 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 #3C512F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C512F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #3C512F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c512f; }
.text { color: #3c512f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c512f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 81 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c512f, #2f5133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3C512F?: #3C512F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C512F?: The RGB value is 60, 81, 47: 60 red, 81 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C512F?: The complementary color is #442F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C512F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.