What color is #3C5940?

#3C5940 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 #3C5940?

The RGB value is 60, 89, 64: 60 red, 89 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5940?

The complementary color is #593C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5940 color

#3C5940 rgb(60, 89, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C5940 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 34.9% green and 25.1% blue (60, 89, 64).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#3C5940 color codes

HEX	`#3C5940`
RGB	`rgb(60, 89, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 34.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.95, -16.63, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.95, 20, 146.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.361, 8.475, 6.15)`
Decimal	`3955008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5940, 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 #3C5940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C5940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #3C5940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5940; }
.text { color: #3c5940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 89 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5940, #3c594e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C5940?: #3C5940 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 #3C5940?: The RGB value is 60, 89, 64: 60 red, 89 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5940?: The complementary color is #593C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.