What color is #3F4633?

#3F4633 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4633?

The RGB value is 63, 70, 51: 63 red, 70 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4633?

The complementary color is #3A3346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4633?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4633 color

#3F4633 rgb(63, 70, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4633 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 27.5% green and 20% blue (63, 70, 51).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#3F4633 color codes

HEX	`#3F4633`
RGB	`rgb(63, 70, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 27.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 27%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 27%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.58, -6.86, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.58, 12.57, 123.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.838, 5.676, 3.972)`
Decimal	`4146739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4633, 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 #3F4633	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4633 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #3F4633 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4633; }
.text { color: #3f4633; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4633; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 70 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4633, #364633); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3F4633?: #3F4633 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4633?: The RGB value is 63, 70, 51: 63 red, 70 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4633?: The complementary color is #3A3346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4633?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.