What color is #3F504A?

#3F504A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F504A?

The RGB value is 63, 80, 74: 63 red, 80 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F504A?

The complementary color is #503F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F504A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F504A color

#3F504A rgb(63, 80, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F504A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 31.4% green and 29% blue (63, 80, 74).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#3F504A color codes

HEX	`#3F504A`
RGB	`rgb(63, 80, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 31.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 21%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.45, -8.08, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.45, 8.19, 170.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.154, 7.288, 7.56)`
Decimal	`4149322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F504A, 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 #3F504A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F504A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #3F504A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f504a; }
.text { color: #3f504a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f504a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 80 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f504a, #3f4d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F504A?: #3F504A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F504A?: The RGB value is 63, 80, 74: 63 red, 80 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F504A?: The complementary color is #503F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F504A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.