What color is #3F6155?

#3F6155 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F6155?

The RGB value is 63, 97, 85: 63 red, 97 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F6155?

The complementary color is #613F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F6155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F6155 color

#3F6155 rgb(63, 97, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F6155 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 38% green and 33.3% blue (63, 97, 85).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#3F6155 color codes

HEX	`#3F6155`
RGB	`rgb(63, 97, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 38%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 12%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.31, -15.29, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.31, 15.57, 169.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.964, 10.262, 10.154)`
Decimal	`4153685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F6155, 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 #3F6155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F6155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #3F6155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f6155; }
.text { color: #3f6155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f6155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 97 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f6155, #3f5c61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F6155?: #3F6155 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F6155?: The RGB value is 63, 97, 85: 63 red, 97 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F6155?: The complementary color is #613F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F6155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.