What color is #3F6550?

#3F6550 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 #3F6550?

The RGB value is 63, 101, 80: 63 red, 101 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F6550?

The complementary color is #653F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F6550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F6550 color

#3F6550 rgb(63, 101, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F6550 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 39.6% green and 31.4% blue (63, 101, 80).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#3F6550 color codes

HEX	`#3F6550`
RGB	`rgb(63, 101, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 39.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 38%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.48, -18.66, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.48, 20.18, 157.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.151, 10.943, 9.271)`
Decimal	`4154704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F6550, 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 #3F6550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F6550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #3F6550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f6550; }
.text { color: #3f6550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f6550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 101 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f6550, #3f6563); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3F6550?: #3F6550 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 #3F6550?: The RGB value is 63, 101, 80: 63 red, 101 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F6550?: The complementary color is #653F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F6550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.