What color is #3C573C?

#3C573C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C573C?

The RGB value is 60, 87, 60: 60 red, 87 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C573C?

The complementary color is #573C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C573C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C573C color

#3C573C rgb(60, 87, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C573C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 34.1% green and 23.5% blue (60, 87, 60).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#3C573C color codes

HEX	`#3C573C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 87, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 34.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 31%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.2, -16.32, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.2, 20.58, 142.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.087, 8.103, 5.517)`
Decimal	`3954492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C573C, 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 #3C573C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C573C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #3C573C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c573c; }
.text { color: #3c573c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c573c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 87 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c573c, #3c574a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C573C?: #3C573C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C573C?: The RGB value is 60, 87, 60: 60 red, 87 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C573C?: The complementary color is #573C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C573C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.