What color is #3F7B46?

#3F7B46 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F7B46?

The RGB value is 63, 123, 70: 63 red, 123 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F7B46?

The complementary color is #7B3F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F7B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F7B46 color

#3F7B46 rgb(63, 123, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F7B46 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 48.2% green and 27.5% blue (63, 123, 70).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Crocodile (#447744), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#3F7B46 color codes

HEX	`#3F7B46`
RGB	`rgb(63, 123, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 48.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 49%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 43%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.53, -31.63, 23.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.53, 39.16, 143.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.238, 15.664, 8.277)`
Decimal	`4160326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F7B46, 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 #3F7B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F7B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #3F7B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f7b46; }
.text { color: #3f7b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f7b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 123 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f7b46, #3f7b64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F7B46?: #3F7B46 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F7B46?: The RGB value is 63, 123, 70: 63 red, 123 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F7B46?: The complementary color is #7B3F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F7B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.