What color is #3F554B?

#3F554B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F554B?

The RGB value is 63, 85, 75: 63 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F554B?

The complementary color is #553F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F554B color

#3F554B rgb(63, 85, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F554B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (63, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#3F554B color codes

HEX	`#3F554B`
RGB	`rgb(63, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.11, -10.81, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.11, 11.25, 163.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.568, 8.062, 7.865)`
Decimal	`4150603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F554B, 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 #3F554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #3F554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f554b; }
.text { color: #3f554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f554b, #3f5455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F554B?: #3F554B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F554B?: The RGB value is 63, 85, 75: 63 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F554B?: The complementary color is #553F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.