What color is #3F473B?

#3F473B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F473B?

The RGB value is 63, 71, 59: 63 red, 71 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F473B?

The complementary color is #433B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F473B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F473B color

#3F473B rgb(63, 71, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F473B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 27.8% green and 23.1% blue (63, 71, 59).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#3F473B color codes

HEX	`#3F473B`
RGB	`rgb(63, 71, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 27.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.11, -5.92, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.11, 8.53, 134.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.092, 5.879, 5.003)`
Decimal	`4147003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F473B, 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 #3F473B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F473B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #3F473B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f473b; }
.text { color: #3f473b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f473b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 71 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f473b, #3b473d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3F473B?: #3F473B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F473B?: The RGB value is 63, 71, 59: 63 red, 71 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F473B?: The complementary color is #433B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F473B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.