What color is #3F5A35?

#3F5A35 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5A35?

The RGB value is 63, 90, 53: 63 red, 90 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5A35?

The complementary color is #50355A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5A35 color

#3F5A35 rgb(63, 90, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F5A35 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 35.3% green and 20.8% blue (63, 90, 53).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#3F5A35 color codes

HEX	`#3F5A35`
RGB	`rgb(63, 90, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 35.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 41%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.25, -18.05, 18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.25, 25.65, 134.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.348, 8.626, 4.698)`
Decimal	`4151861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5A35, 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 #3F5A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #3F5A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5a35; }
.text { color: #3f5a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 90 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5a35, #355a3e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3F5A35?: #3F5A35 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5A35?: The RGB value is 63, 90, 53: 63 red, 90 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5A35?: The complementary color is #50355A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.