What color is #3F4430?

#3F4430 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4430?

The RGB value is 63, 68, 48: 63 red, 68 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4430?

The complementary color is #353044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4430 color

#3F4430 rgb(63, 68, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F4430 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 26.7% green and 18.8% blue (63, 68, 48).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#3F4430 color codes

HEX	`#3F4430`
RGB	`rgb(63, 68, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 26.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 29%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.86, -6.16, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.86, 13.01, 118.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.65, 5.404, 3.594)`
Decimal	`4146224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4430, 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 #3F4430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #3F4430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4430; }
.text { color: #3f4430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 68 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4430, #354430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3F4430?: #3F4430 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4430?: The RGB value is 63, 68, 48: 63 red, 68 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4430?: The complementary color is #353044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.