What color is #3F4A49?

#3F4A49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4A49?

The RGB value is 63, 74, 73: 63 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4A49?

The complementary color is #4A3F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4A49 color

#3F4A49 rgb(63, 74, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4A49 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 29% green and 28.6% blue (63, 74, 73).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 8% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#3F4A49 color codes

HEX	`#3F4A49`
RGB	`rgb(63, 74, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 29%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 8%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.48, -4.64, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.48, 4.73, 190.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.701, 6.435, 7.244)`
Decimal	`4147785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4A49, 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 #3F4A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #3F4A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4a49; }
.text { color: #3f4a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 74 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4a49, #3f464a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3F4A49?: #3F4A49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4A49?: The RGB value is 63, 74, 73: 63 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4A49?: The complementary color is #4A3F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.