What color is #3F5C41?

#3F5C41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5C41?

The RGB value is 63, 92, 65: 63 red, 92 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5C41?

The complementary color is #5C3F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5C41 color

#3F5C41 rgb(63, 92, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F5C41 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 36.1% green and 25.5% blue (63, 92, 65).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#3F5C41 color codes

HEX	`#3F5C41`
RGB	`rgb(63, 92, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 36.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.16, -16.95, 12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.16, 20.88, 144.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.831, 9.092, 6.395)`
Decimal	`4152385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5C41, 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 #3F5C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #3F5C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5c41; }
.text { color: #3f5c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 92 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5c41, #3f5c50); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F5C41?: #3F5C41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5C41?: The RGB value is 63, 92, 65: 63 red, 92 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5C41?: The complementary color is #5C3F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.