What color is #3F4A3F?

#3F4A3F 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 #3F4A3F?

The RGB value is 63, 74, 63: 63 red, 74 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4A3F?

The complementary color is #4A3F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4A3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4A3F color

#3F4A3F rgb(63, 74, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4A3F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 29% green and 24.7% blue (63, 74, 63).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#3F4A3F color codes

HEX	`#3F4A3F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 74, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 29%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.19, -6.93, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.19, 8.6, 143.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.396, 6.313, 5.636)`
Decimal	`4147775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4A3F, 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 #3F4A3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4A3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #3F4A3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4a3f; }
.text { color: #3f4a3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4a3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 74 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4a3f, #3f4a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3F4A3F?: #3F4A3F 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 #3F4A3F?: The RGB value is 63, 74, 63: 63 red, 74 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4A3F?: The complementary color is #4A3F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4A3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.