What color is #3F726C?

#3F726C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F726C?

The RGB value is 63, 114, 108: 63 red, 114 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F726C?

The complementary color is #723F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F726C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F726C color

#3F726C rgb(63, 114, 108)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F726C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 44.7% green and 42.4% blue (63, 114, 108).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#3F726C color codes

HEX	`#3F726C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 114, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 44.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.48, -18.72, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.48, 18.83, 186.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.773, 14.173, 16.352)`
Decimal	`4158060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F726C, 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 #3F726C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F726C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #3F726C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f726c; }
.text { color: #3f726c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f726c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 114 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f726c, #3f5e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3F726C?: #3F726C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F726C?: The RGB value is 63, 114, 108: 63 red, 114 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F726C?: The complementary color is #723F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F726C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.