What color is #3F4339?

#3F4339 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4339?

The RGB value is 63, 67, 57: 63 red, 67 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4339?

The complementary color is #3D3943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4339 color

#3F4339 rgb(63, 67, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4339 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 26.3% green and 22.4% blue (63, 67, 57).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#3F4339 color codes

HEX	`#3F4339`
RGB	`rgb(63, 67, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 26.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 15%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.75, -3.84, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.75, 6.72, 124.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.795, 5.366, 4.653)`
Decimal	`4145977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4339, 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 #3F4339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #3F4339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4339; }
.text { color: #3f4339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 67 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4339, #3a4339); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3F4339?: #3F4339 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4339?: The RGB value is 63, 67, 57: 63 red, 67 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4339?: The complementary color is #3D3943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.