What color is #3F5F58?

#3F5F58 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5F58?

The RGB value is 63, 95, 88: 63 red, 95 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5F58?

The complementary color is #5F3F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5F58 color

#3F5F58 rgb(63, 95, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F5F58 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 37.3% green and 34.5% blue (63, 95, 88).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#3F5F58 color codes

HEX	`#3F5F58`
RGB	`rgb(63, 95, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 37.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.74, -13.42, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.74, 13.43, 178.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.903, 9.945, 10.734)`
Decimal	`4153176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5F58, 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 #3F5F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #3F5F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5f58; }
.text { color: #3f5f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 95 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5f58, #3f565f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F5F58?: #3F5F58 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5F58?: The RGB value is 63, 95, 88: 63 red, 95 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5F58?: The complementary color is #5F3F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.