What color is #3F4F45?

#3F4F45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4F45?

The RGB value is 63, 79, 69: 63 red, 79 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4F45?

The complementary color is #4F3F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4F45 color

#3F4F45 rgb(63, 79, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4F45 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 31% green and 27.1% blue (63, 79, 69).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#3F4F45 color codes

HEX	`#3F4F45`
RGB	`rgb(63, 79, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 31%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 20%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.98, -8.63, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.98, 9.45, 156.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.92, 7.078, 6.683)`
Decimal	`4149061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4F45, 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 #3F4F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #3F4F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4f45; }
.text { color: #3f4f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 79 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4f45, #3f4f4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3F4F45?: #3F4F45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4F45?: The RGB value is 63, 79, 69: 63 red, 79 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4F45?: The complementary color is #4F3F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.