What color is #3F857F?

#3F857F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F857F?

The RGB value is 63, 133, 127: 63 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F857F?

The complementary color is #853F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F857F color

#3F857F rgb(63, 133, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F857F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (63, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 36% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#3F857F color codes

HEX	`#3F857F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 36%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 53%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.11, -23.54, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.11, 23.8, 188.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.267, 19.363, 23.06)`
Decimal	`4162943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F857F, 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 #3F857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3F857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	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 #3F857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f857f; }
.text { color: #3f857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f857f, #3f6885); }

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Questions

What color is #3F857F?: #3F857F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F857F?: The RGB value is 63, 133, 127: 63 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F857F?: The complementary color is #853F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.