What color is #3F4C46?

#3F4C46 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4C46?

The RGB value is 63, 76, 70: 63 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4C46?

The complementary color is #4C3F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4C46 color

#3F4C46 rgb(63, 76, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4C46 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 29.8% green and 27.5% blue (63, 76, 70).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#3F4C46 color codes

HEX	`#3F4C46`
RGB	`rgb(63, 76, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 29.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 17%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 8%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.04, -6.59, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.04, 6.84, 164.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.74, 6.668, 6.778)`
Decimal	`4148294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4C46, 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 #3F4C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #3F4C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4c46; }
.text { color: #3f4c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 76 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4c46, #3f4b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F4C46?: #3F4C46 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4C46?: The RGB value is 63, 76, 70: 63 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4C46?: The complementary color is #4C3F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.