What color is #3C513A?

#3C513A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C513A?

The RGB value is 60, 81, 58: 60 red, 81 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C513A?

The complementary color is #4F3A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C513A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C513A color

#3C513A rgb(60, 81, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C513A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 31.8% green and 22.7% blue (60, 81, 58).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#3C513A color codes

HEX	`#3C513A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 81, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 31.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 28%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.15, -13.33, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.15, 17.26, 140.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.569, 7.151, 5.089)`
Decimal	`3952954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C513A, 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 #3C513A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C513A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #3C513A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c513a; }
.text { color: #3c513a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c513a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 81 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c513a, #3a5143); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3C513A?: #3C513A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C513A?: The RGB value is 60, 81, 58: 60 red, 81 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C513A?: The complementary color is #4F3A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C513A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.