What color is #3C5B4E?

#3C5B4E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C5B4E?

The RGB value is 60, 91, 78: 60 red, 91 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5B4E?

The complementary color is #5B3C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5B4E color

#3C5B4E rgb(60, 91, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C5B4E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 35.7% green and 30.6% blue (60, 91, 78).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#3C5B4E color codes

HEX	`#3C5B4E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 91, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 35.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, -14.63, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 15.14, 165.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.979, 8.993, 8.574)`
Decimal	`3955534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5B4E, 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 #3C5B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C5B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #3C5B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5b4e; }
.text { color: #3c5b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 91 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5b4e, #3c595b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C5B4E?: #3C5B4E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C5B4E?: The RGB value is 60, 91, 78: 60 red, 91 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5B4E?: The complementary color is #5B3C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.