What color is #3C7556?

#3C7556 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C7556?

The RGB value is 60, 117, 86: 60 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C7556?

The complementary color is #753C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C7556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C7556 color

#3C7556 rgb(60, 117, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C7556 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 45.9% green and 33.7% blue (60, 117, 86).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 32% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#3C7556 color codes

HEX	`#3C7556`
RGB	`rgb(60, 117, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 45.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 32%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 49%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.74, -26.51, 11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.74, 28.87, 156.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.904, 14.354, 11.051)`
Decimal	`3962198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C7556, 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 #3C7556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C7556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #3C7556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c7556; }
.text { color: #3c7556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c7556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 117 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c7556, #3c7572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #3C7556?: #3C7556 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C7556?: The RGB value is 60, 117, 86: 60 red, 117 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C7556?: The complementary color is #753C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C7556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.