What color is #3F4B0E?

#3F4B0E is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4B0E?

The RGB value is 63, 75, 14: 63 red, 75 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4B0E?

The complementary color is #1A0E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4B0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4B0E color

#3F4B0E rgb(63, 75, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F4B0E is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 29.4% green and 5.5% blue (63, 75, 14).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 69% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#3F4B0E color codes

HEX	`#3F4B0E`
RGB	`rgb(63, 75, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 29.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 69%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 81%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 81%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.71, -14.24, 32.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.71, 35.49, 113.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.645, 6.121, 1.352)`
Decimal	`4147982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4B0E, 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 #3F4B0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4B0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #3F4B0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4b0e; }
.text { color: #3f4b0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4b0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 75 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4b0e, #214b0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F4B0E?: #3F4B0E is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4B0E?: The RGB value is 63, 75, 14: 63 red, 75 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4B0E?: The complementary color is #1A0E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4B0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.