What color is #3F4A41?

#3F4A41 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 #3F4A41?

The RGB value is 63, 74, 65: 63 red, 74 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4A41?

The complementary color is #4A3F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4A41 color

#3F4A41 rgb(63, 74, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4A41 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 29% green and 25.5% blue (63, 74, 65).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 8% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#3F4A41 color codes

HEX	`#3F4A41`
RGB	`rgb(63, 74, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 29%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 8%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.24, -6.49, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.24, 7.57, 149.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.453, 6.336, 5.936)`
Decimal	`4147777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4A41, 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 #3F4A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #3F4A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4a41; }
.text { color: #3f4a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 74 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4a41, #3f4a47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3F4A41?: #3F4A41 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 #3F4A41?: The RGB value is 63, 74, 65: 63 red, 74 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4A41?: The complementary color is #4A3F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.