What color is #3F6736?

#3F6736 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F6736?

The RGB value is 63, 103, 54: 63 red, 103 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F6736?

The complementary color is #5E3667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F6736?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F6736 color

#3F6736 rgb(63, 103, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F6736 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 40.4% green and 21.2% blue (63, 103, 54).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 31% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#3F6736 color codes

HEX	`#3F6736`
RGB	`rgb(63, 103, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 40.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 31%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 48%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 48%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.62, -24.66, 23.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.62, 33.89, 136.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.566, 11.023, 5.218)`
Decimal	`4155190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F6736, 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 #3F6736	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F6736 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #3F6736 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f6736; }
.text { color: #3f6736; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f6736; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 103 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f6736, #366746); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F6736?: #3F6736 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F6736?: The RGB value is 63, 103, 54: 63 red, 103 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F6736?: The complementary color is #5E3667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F6736?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.