What color is #3F775F?

#3F775F 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 #3F775F?

The RGB value is 63, 119, 95: 63 red, 119 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F775F?

The complementary color is #773F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F775F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F775F color

#3F775F rgb(63, 119, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F775F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 46.7% green and 37.3% blue (63, 119, 95).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 31% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#3F775F color codes

HEX	`#3F775F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 119, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 46.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 31%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 47%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.74, -24.6, 7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.74, 25.73, 162.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.711, 15.076, 13.17)`
Decimal	`4159327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F775F, 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 #3F775F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F775F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #3F775F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f775f; }
.text { color: #3f775f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f775f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 119 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f775f, #3f7377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #3F775F?: #3F775F 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 #3F775F?: The RGB value is 63, 119, 95: 63 red, 119 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F775F?: The complementary color is #773F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F775F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.