What color is #3F5543?

#3F5543 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5543?

The RGB value is 63, 85, 67: 63 red, 85 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5543?

The complementary color is #553F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5543 color

#3F5543 rgb(63, 85, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F5543 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 33.3% green and 26.3% blue (63, 85, 67).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#3F5543 color codes

HEX	`#3F5543`
RGB	`rgb(63, 85, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 33.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 21%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.9, -12.6, 7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.9, 14.83, 148.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.311, 7.959, 6.513)`
Decimal	`4150595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5543, 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 #3F5543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #3F5543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5543; }
.text { color: #3f5543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 85 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5543, #3f554e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #3F5543?: #3F5543 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5543?: The RGB value is 63, 85, 67: 63 red, 85 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5543?: The complementary color is #553F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.