What color is #3F9B0B?

#3F9B0B is a dark, vivid green known as Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grass Is Greener?

The RGB value is 63, 155, 11: 63 red, 155 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grass Is Greener?

The complementary color is #670B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F9B0B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grass Is Greener color: hex code #3F9B0B

#3F9B0B rgb(63, 155, 11)

Shades of green

Grass Is Greener has the hex code #3F9B0B. It is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 60.8% green and 4.3% blue (63, 155, 11).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 87% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

Grass Is Greener (#3F9B0B) color codes

HEX	`#3F9B0B`
RGB	`rgb(63, 155, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 60.8%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 87%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 93%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 93%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, -49.97, 56.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 75.78, 131.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.831, 24.522, 4.321)`
Decimal	`4168459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grass Is Greener, 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 #3F9B0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3F9B0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #3F9B0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f9b0b; }
.text { color: #3f9b0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f9b0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 155 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f9b0b, #0b9b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3F9B0B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3F9B0B?: #3F9B0B is a dark, vivid green known as Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grass Is Greener?: The RGB value is 63, 155, 11: 63 red, 155 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grass Is Greener?: The complementary color is #670B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F9B0B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.