What color is #3F5F4C?

#3F5F4C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5F4C?

The RGB value is 63, 95, 76: 63 red, 95 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5F4C?

The complementary color is #5F3F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5F4C color

#3F5F4C rgb(63, 95, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F5F4C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 37.3% green and 29.8% blue (63, 95, 76).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#3F5F4C color codes

HEX	`#3F5F4C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 95, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 37.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 20%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, -16.28, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 17.8, 156.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.446, 9.763, 8.328)`
Decimal	`4153164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5F4C, 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 #3F5F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #3F5F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5f4c; }
.text { color: #3f5f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 95 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5f4c, #3f5f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3F5F4C?: #3F5F4C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5F4C?: The RGB value is 63, 95, 76: 63 red, 95 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5F4C?: The complementary color is #5F3F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.