What color is #3C6123?

#3C6123 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C6123?

The RGB value is 60, 97, 35: 60 red, 97 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C6123?

The complementary color is #482361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C6123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C6123 color

#3C6123 rgb(60, 97, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C6123 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 38% green and 13.7% blue (60, 97, 35).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 47% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#3C6123 color codes

HEX	`#3C6123`
RGB	`rgb(60, 97, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 38%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 47%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 64%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 64%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, -25.34, 30.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 39.68, 129.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.441, 9.631, 3.109)`
Decimal	`3957027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C6123, 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 #3C6123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C6123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #3C6123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c6123; }
.text { color: #3c6123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c6123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 97 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c6123, #236129); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C6123?: #3C6123 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C6123?: The RGB value is 60, 97, 35: 60 red, 97 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C6123?: The complementary color is #482361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C6123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.