What color is #3F4B30?

#3F4B30 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4B30?

The RGB value is 63, 75, 48: 63 red, 75 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4B30?

The complementary color is #3C304B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4B30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4B30 color

#3F4B30 rgb(63, 75, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F4B30 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 29.4% green and 18.8% blue (63, 75, 48).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#3F4B30 color codes

HEX	`#3F4B30`
RGB	`rgb(63, 75, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 29.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 36%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.16, -10.4, 14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.16, 17.89, 125.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.099, 6.302, 3.744)`
Decimal	`4148016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4B30, 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 #3F4B30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4B30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #3F4B30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4b30; }
.text { color: #3f4b30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4b30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 75 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4b30, #314b30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3F4B30?: #3F4B30 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4B30?: The RGB value is 63, 75, 48: 63 red, 75 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4B30?: The complementary color is #3C304B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4B30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.