What color is #3F6953?

#3F6953 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F6953?

The RGB value is 63, 105, 83: 63 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F6953?

The complementary color is #693F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F6953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F6953 color

#3F6953 rgb(63, 105, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F6953 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 41.2% green and 32.5% blue (63, 105, 83).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#3F6953 color codes

HEX	`#3F6953`
RGB	`rgb(63, 105, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 41.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 40%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.87, -20.12, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.87, 21.59, 158.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.662, 11.784, 10)`
Decimal	`4155731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F6953, 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 #3F6953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F6953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #3F6953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f6953; }
.text { color: #3f6953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f6953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 105 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f6953, #3f6968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #3F6953?: #3F6953 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F6953?: The RGB value is 63, 105, 83: 63 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F6953?: The complementary color is #693F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F6953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.