What color is #3C7A50?

#3C7A50 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 #3C7A50?

The RGB value is 60, 122, 80: 60 red, 122 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C7A50?

The complementary color is #7A3C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C7A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C7A50 color

#3C7A50 rgb(60, 122, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C7A50 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 47.8% green and 31.4% blue (60, 122, 80).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 34% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#3C7A50 color codes

HEX	`#3C7A50`
RGB	`rgb(60, 122, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 47.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 34%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 51%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 34%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.26, -30.19, 17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.26, 34.65, 150.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.27, 15.458, 10.03)`
Decimal	`3963472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C7A50, 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 #3C7A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C7A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #3C7A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c7a50; }
.text { color: #3c7a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c7a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 122 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c7a50, #3c7a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #3C7A50?: #3C7A50 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 #3C7A50?: The RGB value is 60, 122, 80: 60 red, 122 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C7A50?: The complementary color is #7A3C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C7A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.