What color is #3C5A3C?

#3C5A3C 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 #3C5A3C?

The RGB value is 60, 90, 60: 60 red, 90 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5A3C?

The complementary color is #5A3C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5A3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5A3C color

#3C5A3C rgb(60, 90, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C5A3C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 35.3% green and 23.5% blue (60, 90, 60).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#3C5A3C color codes

HEX	`#3C5A3C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 90, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 35.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 33%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.2, -17.97, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.2, 22.72, 142.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.335, 8.599, 5.6)`
Decimal	`3955260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5A3C, 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 #3C5A3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C5A3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #3C5A3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5a3c; }
.text { color: #3c5a3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5a3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 90 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5a3c, #3c5a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C5A3C?: #3C5A3C 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 #3C5A3C?: The RGB value is 60, 90, 60: 60 red, 90 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5A3C?: The complementary color is #5A3C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5A3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.