What color is #3C5E51?

#3C5E51 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C5E51?

The RGB value is 60, 94, 81: 60 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5E51?

The complementary color is #5E3C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5E51 color

#3C5E51 rgb(60, 94, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C5E51 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 36.9% green and 31.8% blue (60, 94, 81).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#3C5E51 color codes

HEX	`#3C5E51`
RGB	`rgb(60, 94, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 36.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 36%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.04, -15.59, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.04, 15.99, 167.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.351, 9.56, 9.241)`
Decimal	`3956305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5E51, 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 #3C5E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C5E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #3C5E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5e51; }
.text { color: #3c5e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 94 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5e51, #3c5a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C5E51?: #3C5E51 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C5E51?: The RGB value is 60, 94, 81: 60 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5E51?: The complementary color is #5E3C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.