What color is #3F7565?

#3F7565 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F7565?

The RGB value is 63, 117, 101: 63 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F7565?

The complementary color is #753F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F7565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F7565 color

#3F7565 rgb(63, 117, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F7565 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 45.9% green and 39.6% blue (63, 117, 101).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#3F7565 color codes

HEX	`#3F7565`
RGB	`rgb(63, 117, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 45.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 46%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, -22.12, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 22.36, 171.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.759, 14.718, 14.583)`
Decimal	`4158821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F7565, 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 #3F7565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F7565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #3F7565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f7565; }
.text { color: #3f7565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f7565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 117 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f7565, #3f6a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3F7565?: #3F7565 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F7565?: The RGB value is 63, 117, 101: 63 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F7565?: The complementary color is #753F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F7565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.