What color is #3F5342?

#3F5342 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5342?

The RGB value is 63, 83, 66: 63 red, 83 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5342?

The complementary color is #533F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5342 color

#3F5342 rgb(63, 83, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F5342 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 32.5% green and 25.9% blue (63, 83, 66).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#3F5342 color codes

HEX	`#3F5342`
RGB	`rgb(63, 83, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 32.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.21, -11.66, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.21, 13.85, 147.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.126, 7.636, 6.304)`
Decimal	`4150082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5342, 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 #3F5342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #3F5342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5342; }
.text { color: #3f5342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 83 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5342, #3f534c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3F5342?: #3F5342 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5342?: The RGB value is 63, 83, 66: 63 red, 83 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5342?: The complementary color is #533F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.