What color is #3C9F4C?

#3C9F4C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C9F4C?

The RGB value is 60, 159, 76: 60 red, 159 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C9F4C?

The complementary color is #9F3C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C9F4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C9F4C color

#3C9F4C rgb(60, 159, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #3C9F4C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 62.4% green and 29.8% blue (60, 159, 76).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 45% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#3C9F4C color codes

HEX	`#3C9F4C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 159, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 62.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 45%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 62%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 52%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, -46.7, 34.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 58.19, 143.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.565, 26.277, 11.088)`
Decimal	`3972940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C9F4C, 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 #3C9F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3C9F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #3C9F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c9f4c; }
.text { color: #3c9f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c9f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 159 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c9f4c, #3c9f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #3C9F4C?: #3C9F4C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C9F4C?: The RGB value is 60, 159, 76: 60 red, 159 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C9F4C?: The complementary color is #9F3C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C9F4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.