What color is #3C653B?

#3C653B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C653B?

The RGB value is 60, 101, 59: 60 red, 101 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C653B?

The complementary color is #643B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C653B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C653B color

#3C653B rgb(60, 101, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C653B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 39.6% green and 23.1% blue (60, 101, 59).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#3C653B color codes

HEX	`#3C653B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 101, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 39.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 42%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.87, -23.91, 19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.87, 30.78, 140.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.306, 10.583, 5.795)`
Decimal	`3958075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C653B, 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 #3C653B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C653B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #3C653B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c653b; }
.text { color: #3c653b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c653b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 101 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c653b, #3b654f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C653B?: #3C653B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C653B?: The RGB value is 60, 101, 59: 60 red, 101 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C653B?: The complementary color is #643B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C653B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.