What color is #3F4E25?

#3F4E25 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4E25?

The RGB value is 63, 78, 37: 63 red, 78 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4E25?

The complementary color is #34254E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4E25 color

#3F4E25 rgb(63, 78, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F4E25 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 30.6% green and 14.5% blue (63, 78, 37).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#3F4E25 color codes

HEX	`#3F4E25`
RGB	`rgb(63, 78, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 30.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 53%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 53%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.97, -13.77, 22.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.97, 26.14, 121.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.108, 6.639, 2.762)`
Decimal	`4148773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4E25, 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 #3F4E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #3F4E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4e25; }
.text { color: #3f4e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 78 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4e25, #2b4e25); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F4E25?: #3F4E25 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4E25?: The RGB value is 63, 78, 37: 63 red, 78 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4E25?: The complementary color is #34254E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.