What color is #3F654E?

#3F654E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F654E?

The RGB value is 63, 101, 78: 63 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F654E?

The complementary color is #653F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F654E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F654E color

#3F654E rgb(63, 101, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F654E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 39.6% green and 30.6% blue (63, 101, 78).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#3F654E color codes

HEX	`#3F654E`
RGB	`rgb(63, 101, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 39.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 38%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, -19.11, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 21.05, 155.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.078, 10.914, 8.887)`
Decimal	`4154702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F654E, 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 #3F654E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F654E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #3F654E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f654e; }
.text { color: #3f654e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f654e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 101 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f654e, #3f6561); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F654E?: #3F654E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F654E?: The RGB value is 63, 101, 78: 63 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F654E?: The complementary color is #653F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F654E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.