What color is #3C5E47?

#3C5E47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C5E47?

The RGB value is 60, 94, 71: 60 red, 94 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5E47?

The complementary color is #5E3C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5E47 color

#3C5E47 rgb(60, 94, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C5E47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 36.9% green and 27.8% blue (60, 94, 71).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#3C5E47 color codes

HEX	`#3C5E47`
RGB	`rgb(60, 94, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 36.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 36%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 24%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.78, -17.89, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.78, 20.19, 152.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.003, 9.421, 7.409)`
Decimal	`3956295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5E47, 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 #3C5E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C5E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #3C5E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5e47; }
.text { color: #3c5e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 94 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5e47, #3c5e58); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C5E47?: #3C5E47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C5E47?: The RGB value is 60, 94, 71: 60 red, 94 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5E47?: The complementary color is #5E3C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.