What color is #3C5F51?

#3C5F51 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 #3C5F51?

The RGB value is 60, 95, 81: 60 red, 95 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5F51?

The complementary color is #5F3C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5F51 color

#3C5F51 rgb(60, 95, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C5F51 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 37.3% green and 31.8% blue (60, 95, 81).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#3C5F51 color codes

HEX	`#3C5F51`
RGB	`rgb(60, 95, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 37.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 37%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 15%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.37, -16.15, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.37, 16.65, 165.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.44, 9.739, 9.271)`
Decimal	`3956561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5F51, 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 #3C5F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C5F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #3C5F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5f51; }
.text { color: #3c5f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 95 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5f51, #3c5c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3C5F51?: #3C5F51 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 #3C5F51?: The RGB value is 60, 95, 81: 60 red, 95 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5F51?: The complementary color is #5F3C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.