What color is #3F472F?

#3F472F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F472F?

The RGB value is 63, 71, 47: 63 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F472F?

The complementary color is #372F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F472F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F472F color

#3F472F rgb(63, 71, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F472F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 27.8% green and 18.4% blue (63, 71, 47).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 72% 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 9.75:1).

#3F472F color codes

HEX	`#3F472F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 71, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 27.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 34%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 34%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.82, -8.17, 13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.82, 15.69, 121.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.816, 5.768, 3.548)`
Decimal	`4146991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F472F, 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 #3F472F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F472F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #3F472F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f472f; }
.text { color: #3f472f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f472f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 71 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f472f, #33472f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3F472F?: #3F472F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F472F?: The RGB value is 63, 71, 47: 63 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F472F?: The complementary color is #372F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F472F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.