What color is #3CA267?

#3CA267 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3CA267?

The RGB value is 60, 162, 103: 60 red, 162 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3CA267?

The complementary color is #A23C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3CA267?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3CA267 color

#3CA267 rgb(60, 162, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #3CA267 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 63.5% green and 40.4% blue (60, 162, 103).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 46% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bulma Hair (#359E6B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#3CA267 color codes

HEX	`#3CA267`
RGB	`rgb(60, 162, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 63.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 46%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 63%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 36%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, -43.26, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 48.63, 152.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.231, 27.779, 17.283)`
Decimal	`3973735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3CA267, 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 #3CA267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3CA267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #3CA267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3ca267; }
.text { color: #3ca267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3ca267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 162 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3ca267, #3ca29a); }

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Questions

What color is #3CA267?: #3CA267 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3CA267?: The RGB value is 60, 162, 103: 60 red, 162 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3CA267?: The complementary color is #A23C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3CA267?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.