What color is #3C5C19?

#3C5C19 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C5C19?

The RGB value is 60, 92, 25: 60 red, 92 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5C19?

The complementary color is #39195C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5C19 color

#3C5C19 rgb(60, 92, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C5C19 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 36.1% green and 9.8% blue (60, 92, 25).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 57% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#3C5C19 color codes

HEX	`#3C5C19`
RGB	`rgb(60, 92, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 36.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 57%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 73%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 73%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.37, -23.83, 33.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.37, 41.02, 125.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.866, 8.685, 2.287)`
Decimal	`3955737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5C19, 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 #3C5C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C5C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #3C5C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5c19; }
.text { color: #3c5c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 92 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5c19, #1a5c19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #3C5C19?: #3C5C19 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C5C19?: The RGB value is 60, 92, 25: 60 red, 92 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5C19?: The complementary color is #39195C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.