What color is #3C7E46?

#3C7E46 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C7E46?

The RGB value is 60, 126, 70: 60 red, 126 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C7E46?

The complementary color is #7E3C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C7E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C7E46 color

#3C7E46 rgb(60, 126, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C7E46 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 49.4% green and 27.5% blue (60, 126, 70).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 35% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#3C7E46 color codes

HEX	`#3C7E46`
RGB	`rgb(60, 126, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 49.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 35%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 52%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 44%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.4, -33.89, 24.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.4, 41.63, 144.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.429, 16.324, 8.394)`
Decimal	`3964486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C7E46, 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 #3C7E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C7E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #3C7E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c7e46; }
.text { color: #3c7e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c7e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 126 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c7e46, #3c7e67); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C7E46?: #3C7E46 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C7E46?: The RGB value is 60, 126, 70: 60 red, 126 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C7E46?: The complementary color is #7E3C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C7E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.