What color is #3F5D3F?

#3F5D3F 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 #3F5D3F?

The RGB value is 63, 93, 63: 63 red, 93 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5D3F?

The complementary color is #5D3F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5D3F color

#3F5D3F rgb(63, 93, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F5D3F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 36.5% green and 24.7% blue (63, 93, 63).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#3F5D3F color codes

HEX	`#3F5D3F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 93, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 36.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.45, -17.89, 13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.45, 22.59, 142.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.861, 9.244, 6.124)`
Decimal	`4152639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5D3F, 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 #3F5D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #3F5D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5d3f; }
.text { color: #3f5d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 93 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5d3f, #3f5d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F5D3F?: #3F5D3F 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 #3F5D3F?: The RGB value is 63, 93, 63: 63 red, 93 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5D3F?: The complementary color is #5D3F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.