What color is #3C653C?

#3C653C 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 #3C653C?

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

What is the complementary color of #3C653C?

The complementary color is #653C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C653C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C653C color

#3C653C rgb(60, 101, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C653C is a dark, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#3C653C color codes

HEX	`#3C653C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 101, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 39.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 41%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.89, -23.74, 18.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.89, 30.29, 141.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.332, 10.594, 5.933)`
Decimal	`3958076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C653C, 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 #3C653C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C653C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #3C653C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c653c; }
.text { color: #3c653c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c653c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 101 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c653c, #3c6551); }

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Questions

What color is #3C653C?: #3C653C 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 #3C653C?: The RGB value is 60, 101, 60: 60 red, 101 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C653C?: The complementary color is #653C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C653C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.