What color is #3D9F47?

#3D9F47 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 #3D9F47?

The RGB value is 61, 159, 71: 61 red, 159 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D9F47?

The complementary color is #9F3D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D9F47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D9F47 color

#3D9F47 rgb(61, 159, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #3D9F47 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 62.4% green and 27.8% blue (61, 159, 71).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 45% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#3D9F47 color codes

HEX	`#3D9F47`
RGB	`rgb(61, 159, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 62.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 45%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 62%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 55%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, -47.18, 37.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 60.07, 141.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.459, 26.242, 10.211)`
Decimal	`4038471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D9F47, 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 #3D9F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3D9F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #3D9F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d9f47; }
.text { color: #3d9f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d9f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 159 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d9f47, #3d9f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #3D9F47?: #3D9F47 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 #3D9F47?: The RGB value is 61, 159, 71: 61 red, 159 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D9F47?: The complementary color is #9F3D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D9F47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.