What color is #3F7D70?

#3F7D70 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F7D70?

The RGB value is 63, 125, 112: 63 red, 125 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F7D70?

The complementary color is #7D3F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F7D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F7D70 color

#3F7D70 rgb(63, 125, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F7D70 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 49% green and 43.9% blue (63, 125, 112).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 33% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#3F7D70 color codes

HEX	`#3F7D70`
RGB	`rgb(63, 125, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 49%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 33%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 50%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, -23.45, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 23.46, 177.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.307, 16.893, 17.938)`
Decimal	`4160880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F7D70, 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 #3F7D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F7D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #3F7D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f7d70; }
.text { color: #3f7d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f7d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 125 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f7d70, #3f6b7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F7D70?: #3F7D70 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F7D70?: The RGB value is 63, 125, 112: 63 red, 125 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F7D70?: The complementary color is #7D3F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F7D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.