What color is #3F693F?

#3F693F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F693F?

The RGB value is 63, 105, 63: 63 red, 105 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F693F?

The complementary color is #693F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F693F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F693F color

#3F693F rgb(63, 105, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F693F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 41.2% green and 24.7% blue (63, 105, 63).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#3F693F color codes

HEX	`#3F693F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 105, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 41.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 40%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, -24.17, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 30.82, 141.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.998, 11.518, 6.503)`
Decimal	`4155711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F693F, 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 #3F693F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F693F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #3F693F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f693f; }
.text { color: #3f693f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f693f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 105 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f693f, #3f6954); }

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Questions

What color is #3F693F?: #3F693F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F693F?: The RGB value is 63, 105, 63: 63 red, 105 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F693F?: The complementary color is #693F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F693F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.