What color is #3C554B?

#3C554B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C554B?

The RGB value is 60, 85, 75: 60 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C554B?

The complementary color is #553C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C554B color

#3C554B rgb(60, 85, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C554B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (60, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#3C554B color codes

HEX	`#3C554B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.91, -11.91, 2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.91, 12.23, 166.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.382, 7.965, 7.856)`
Decimal	`3953995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C554B, 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 #3C554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #3C554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c554b; }
.text { color: #3c554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c554b, #3c5255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C554B?: #3C554B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C554B?: The RGB value is 60, 85, 75: 60 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C554B?: The complementary color is #553C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.