What color is #3F5227?

#3F5227 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 #3F5227?

The RGB value is 63, 82, 39: 63 red, 82 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5227?

The complementary color is #3A2752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5227 color

#3F5227 rgb(63, 82, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F5227 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 32.2% green and 15.3% blue (63, 82, 39).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 36% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#3F5227 color codes

HEX	`#3F5227`
RGB	`rgb(63, 82, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 32.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 36%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 52%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 52%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.34, -15.76, 22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.34, 27.67, 124.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.433, 7.238, 3.03)`
Decimal	`4149799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5227, 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 #3F5227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #3F5227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5227; }
.text { color: #3f5227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 82 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5227, #2a5227); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F5227?: #3F5227 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 #3F5227?: The RGB value is 63, 82, 39: 63 red, 82 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5227?: The complementary color is #3A2752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.