What color is #3F6547?

#3F6547 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F6547?

The RGB value is 63, 101, 71: 63 red, 101 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F6547?

The complementary color is #653F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F6547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F6547 color

#3F6547 rgb(63, 101, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F6547 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 39.6% green and 27.8% blue (63, 101, 71).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#3F6547 color codes

HEX	`#3F6547`
RGB	`rgb(63, 101, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 39.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 38%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 30%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.27, -20.59, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.27, 24.26, 148.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.84, 10.819, 7.635)`
Decimal	`4154695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F6547, 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 #3F6547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F6547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #3F6547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f6547; }
.text { color: #3f6547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f6547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 101 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f6547, #3f655a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3F6547?: #3F6547 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F6547?: The RGB value is 63, 101, 71: 63 red, 101 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F6547?: The complementary color is #653F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F6547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.