What color is #3F5F5C?

#3F5F5C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5F5C?

The RGB value is 63, 95, 92: 63 red, 95 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5F5C?

The complementary color is #5F3F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5F5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5F5C color

#3F5F5C rgb(63, 95, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F5F5C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 37.3% green and 36.1% blue (63, 95, 92).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#3F5F5C color codes

HEX	`#3F5F5C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 95, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 37.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.87, -12.39, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.87, 12.56, 189.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.073, 10.013, 11.631)`
Decimal	`4153180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5F5C, 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 #3F5F5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F5F5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3F5F5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5f5c; }
.text { color: #3f5f5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5f5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 95 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5f5c, #3f525f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F5F5C?: #3F5F5C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5F5C?: The RGB value is 63, 95, 92: 63 red, 95 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5F5C?: The complementary color is #5F3F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5F5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.