What color is #3C6838?

#3C6838 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 #3C6838?

The RGB value is 60, 104, 56: 60 red, 104 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C6838?

The complementary color is #643868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C6838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C6838 color

#3C6838 rgb(60, 104, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C6838 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 40.8% green and 22% blue (60, 104, 56).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 30% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#3C6838 color codes

HEX	`#3C6838`
RGB	`rgb(60, 104, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 40.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 30%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 46%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 46%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.83, -25.91, 22.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.83, 34.21, 139.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.527, 11.146, 5.495)`
Decimal	`3958840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C6838, 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 #3C6838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C6838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #3C6838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c6838; }
.text { color: #3c6838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c6838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 104 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c6838, #38684c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C6838?: #3C6838 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 #3C6838?: The RGB value is 60, 104, 56: 60 red, 104 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C6838?: The complementary color is #643868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C6838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.