What color is #3F4837?

#3F4837 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4837?

The RGB value is 63, 72, 55: 63 red, 72 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4837?

The complementary color is #403748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4837?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4837 color

#3F4837 rgb(63, 72, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4837 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 28.2% green and 21.6% blue (63, 72, 55).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#3F4837 color codes

HEX	`#3F4837`
RGB	`rgb(63, 72, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 28.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 24%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 24%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.33, -7.33, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.33, 11.62, 129.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.057, 5.967, 4.499)`
Decimal	`4147255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4837, 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 #3F4837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #3F4837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4837; }
.text { color: #3f4837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 72 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4837, #374838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3F4837?: #3F4837 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4837?: The RGB value is 63, 72, 55: 63 red, 72 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4837?: The complementary color is #403748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4837?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.