What color is #3F4E47?

#3F4E47 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 #3F4E47?

The RGB value is 63, 78, 71: 63 red, 78 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4E47?

The complementary color is #4E3F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4E47 color

#3F4E47 rgb(63, 78, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4E47 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 30.6% green and 27.8% blue (63, 78, 71).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#3F4E47 color codes

HEX	`#3F4E47`
RGB	`rgb(63, 78, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 30.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 19%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.72, -7.57, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.72, 7.88, 163.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.911, 6.96, 6.992)`
Decimal	`4148807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4E47, 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 #3F4E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #3F4E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4e47; }
.text { color: #3f4e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 78 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4e47, #3f4e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F4E47?: #3F4E47 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 #3F4E47?: The RGB value is 63, 78, 71: 63 red, 78 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4E47?: The complementary color is #4E3F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.