What color is #3F4F32?

#3F4F32 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4F32?

The RGB value is 63, 79, 50: 63 red, 79 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4F32?

The complementary color is #42324F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4F32 color

#3F4F32 rgb(63, 79, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F4F32 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 31% green and 19.6% blue (63, 79, 50).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#3F4F32 color codes

HEX	`#3F4F32`
RGB	`rgb(63, 79, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 31%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 37%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.53, -12.4, 15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.53, 19.57, 129.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.421, 6.879, 4.059)`
Decimal	`4149042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4F32, 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 #3F4F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #3F4F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4f32; }
.text { color: #3f4f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 79 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4f32, #324f34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3F4F32?: #3F4F32 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4F32?: The RGB value is 63, 79, 50: 63 red, 79 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4F32?: The complementary color is #42324F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.