What color is #3F6460?

#3F6460 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 #3F6460?

The RGB value is 63, 100, 96: 63 red, 100 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F6460?

The complementary color is #643F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F6460?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F6460 color

#3F6460 rgb(63, 100, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F6460 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 39.2% green and 37.6% blue (63, 100, 96).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#3F6460 color codes

HEX	`#3F6460`
RGB	`rgb(63, 100, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 39.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 37%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.61, -14.19, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.61, 14.32, 187.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.718, 11.015, 12.731)`
Decimal	`4154464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F6460, 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 #3F6460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F6460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #3F6460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f6460; }
.text { color: #3f6460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f6460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 100 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f6460, #3f5564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F6460?: #3F6460 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 #3F6460?: The RGB value is 63, 100, 96: 63 red, 100 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F6460?: The complementary color is #643F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F6460?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.