What color is #3F4535?

#3F4535 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4535?

The RGB value is 63, 69, 53: 63 red, 69 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4535?

The complementary color is #3B3545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4535 color

#3F4535 rgb(63, 69, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4535 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 27.1% green and 20.8% blue (63, 69, 53).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#3F4535 color codes

HEX	`#3F4535`
RGB	`rgb(63, 69, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 27.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.3, -5.87, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.3, 10.63, 123.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.821, 5.57, 4.189)`
Decimal	`4146485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4535, 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 #3F4535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #3F4535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4535; }
.text { color: #3f4535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 69 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4535, #374535); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3F4535?: #3F4535 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4535?: The RGB value is 63, 69, 53: 63 red, 69 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4535?: The complementary color is #3B3545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.