What color is #3F4730?

#3F4730 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 #3F4730?

The RGB value is 63, 71, 48: 63 red, 71 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4730?

The complementary color is #383047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4730?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4730 color

#3F4730 rgb(63, 71, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F4730 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 27.8% green and 18.8% blue (63, 71, 48).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#3F4730 color codes

HEX	`#3F4730`
RGB	`rgb(63, 71, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 27.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 32%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 32%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.84, -8, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.84, 15.09, 122.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.837, 5.777, 3.656)`
Decimal	`4146992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4730, 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 #3F4730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #3F4730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4730; }
.text { color: #3f4730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 71 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4730, #334730); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3F4730?: #3F4730 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 #3F4730?: The RGB value is 63, 71, 48: 63 red, 71 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4730?: The complementary color is #383047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4730?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.