What color is #3F5C51?

#3F5C51 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5C51?

The RGB value is 63, 92, 81: 63 red, 92 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5C51?

The complementary color is #5C3F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5C51 color

#3F5C51 rgb(63, 92, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F5C51 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 36.1% green and 31.8% blue (63, 92, 81).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#3F5C51 color codes

HEX	`#3F5C51`
RGB	`rgb(63, 92, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 36.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 12%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.56, -13.44, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.56, 13.75, 167.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.362, 9.305, 9.191)`
Decimal	`4152401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5C51, 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 #3F5C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #3F5C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5c51; }
.text { color: #3f5c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 92 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5c51, #3f585c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F5C51?: #3F5C51 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5C51?: The RGB value is 63, 92, 81: 63 red, 92 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5C51?: The complementary color is #5C3F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.