What color is #3F615C?

#3F615C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F615C?

The RGB value is 63, 97, 92: 63 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F615C?

The complementary color is #613F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F615C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F615C color

#3F615C rgb(63, 97, 92)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F615C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 38% green and 36.1% blue (63, 97, 92).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#3F615C color codes

HEX	`#3F615C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 97, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 38%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.51, -13.54, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.51, 13.58, 184.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.256, 10.378, 11.691)`
Decimal	`4153692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F615C, 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 #3F615C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F615C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #3F615C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f615c; }
.text { color: #3f615c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f615c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 97 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f615c, #3f5561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F615C?: #3F615C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F615C?: The RGB value is 63, 97, 92: 63 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F615C?: The complementary color is #613F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F615C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.