What color is #3C531F?

#3C531F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C531F?

The RGB value is 60, 83, 31: 60 red, 83 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C531F?

The complementary color is #361F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C531F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C531F color

#3C531F rgb(60, 83, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C531F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 32.5% green and 12.2% blue (60, 83, 31).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 46% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#3C531F color codes

HEX	`#3C531F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 83, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 32.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 46%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 63%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 63%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.36, -18.59, 27.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.36, 32.9, 124.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.204, 7.246, 2.42)`
Decimal	`3953439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C531F, 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 #3C531F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C531F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #3C531F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c531f; }
.text { color: #3c531f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c531f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 83 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c531f, #22531f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3C531F?: #3C531F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C531F?: The RGB value is 60, 83, 31: 60 red, 83 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C531F?: The complementary color is #361F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C531F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.