What color is #3C6549?

#3C6549 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C6549?

The RGB value is 60, 101, 73: 60 red, 101 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C6549?

The complementary color is #653C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C6549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C6549 color

#3C6549 rgb(60, 101, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C6549 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 39.6% green and 28.6% blue (60, 101, 73).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#3C6549 color codes

HEX	`#3C6549`
RGB	`rgb(60, 101, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 39.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 41%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 28%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.15, -21.2, 11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.15, 24.09, 151.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.719, 10.749, 7.97)`
Decimal	`3958089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C6549, 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 #3C6549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C6549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #3C6549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c6549; }
.text { color: #3c6549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c6549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 101 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c6549, #3c655d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C6549?: #3C6549 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C6549?: The RGB value is 60, 101, 73: 60 red, 101 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C6549?: The complementary color is #653C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C6549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.