What color is #3C7743?

#3C7743 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C7743?

The RGB value is 60, 119, 67: 60 red, 119 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C7743?

The complementary color is #773C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C7743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C7743 color

#3C7743 rgb(60, 119, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C7743 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 46.7% green and 26.3% blue (60, 119, 67).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 33% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Crocodile (#447744), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#3C7743 color codes

HEX	`#3C7743`
RGB	`rgb(60, 119, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 46.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 33%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 44%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.02, -31.21, 22.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.02, 38.65, 143.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.473, 14.559, 7.62)`
Decimal	`3962691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C7743, 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 #3C7743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C7743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #3C7743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c7743; }
.text { color: #3c7743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c7743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 119 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c7743, #3c7760); }

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Questions

What color is #3C7743?: #3C7743 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C7743?: The RGB value is 60, 119, 67: 60 red, 119 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C7743?: The complementary color is #773C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C7743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.