What color is #3C6252?

#3C6252 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 #3C6252?

The RGB value is 60, 98, 82: 60 red, 98 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C6252?

The complementary color is #623C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C6252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C6252 color

#3C6252 rgb(60, 98, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C6252 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 38.4% green and 32.2% blue (60, 98, 82).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#3C6252 color codes

HEX	`#3C6252`
RGB	`rgb(60, 98, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 38.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.38, -17.56, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.38, 18.23, 164.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.754, 10.305, 9.561)`
Decimal	`3957330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C6252, 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 #3C6252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C6252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3C6252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c6252; }
.text { color: #3c6252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c6252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 98 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c6252, #3c5f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3C6252?: #3C6252 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 #3C6252?: The RGB value is 60, 98, 82: 60 red, 98 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C6252?: The complementary color is #623C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C6252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.