What color is #3C9241?

#3C9241 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C9241?

The RGB value is 60, 146, 65: 60 red, 146 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C9241?

The complementary color is #923C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C9241?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C9241 color

#3C9241 rgb(60, 146, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C9241 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 57.3% green and 25.5% blue (60, 146, 65).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 42% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#3C9241 color codes

HEX	`#3C9241`
RGB	`rgb(60, 146, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 57.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 42%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 59%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 55%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.92, -43.13, 34.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.92, 55.51, 140.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.096, 21.899, 8.537)`
Decimal	`3969601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C9241, 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 #3C9241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3C9241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	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 #3C9241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c9241; }
.text { color: #3c9241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c9241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 146 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c9241, #3c926c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #3C9241?: #3C9241 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C9241?: The RGB value is 60, 146, 65: 60 red, 146 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C9241?: The complementary color is #923C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C9241?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.