What color is #3C8056?

#3C8056 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 #3C8056?

The RGB value is 60, 128, 86: 60 red, 128 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C8056?

The complementary color is #803C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C8056?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C8056 color

#3C8056 rgb(60, 128, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C8056 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 50.2% green and 33.7% blue (60, 128, 86).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 36% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#3C8056 color codes

HEX	`#3C8056`
RGB	`rgb(60, 128, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 50.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 36%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 53%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 33%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.35, -31.78, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.35, 35.76, 152.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.262, 17.07, 11.504)`
Decimal	`3965014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C8056, 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 #3C8056	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C8056 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #3C8056 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c8056; }
.text { color: #3c8056; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c8056; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 128 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c8056, #3c8078); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3C8056?: #3C8056 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 #3C8056?: The RGB value is 60, 128, 86: 60 red, 128 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C8056?: The complementary color is #803C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C8056?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.