What color is #3C5D52?

#3C5D52 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C5D52?

The RGB value is 60, 93, 82: 60 red, 93 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5D52?

The complementary color is #5D3C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5D52 color

#3C5D52 rgb(60, 93, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C5D52 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 36.5% green and 32.2% blue (60, 93, 82).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#3C5D52 color codes

HEX	`#3C5D52`
RGB	`rgb(60, 93, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 36.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 12%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.74, -14.79, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.74, 15, 170.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.3, 9.398, 9.41)`
Decimal	`3956050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5D52, 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 #3C5D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C5D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #3C5D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5d52; }
.text { color: #3c5d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 93 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5d52, #3c585d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C5D52?: #3C5D52 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C5D52?: The RGB value is 60, 93, 82: 60 red, 93 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5D52?: The complementary color is #5D3C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.