What color is #3F8842?

#3F8842 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F8842?

The RGB value is 63, 136, 66: 63 red, 136 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F8842?

The complementary color is #883F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F8842?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F8842 color

#3F8842 rgb(63, 136, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F8842 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 53.3% green and 25.9% blue (63, 136, 66).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 37% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#3F8842 color codes

HEX	`#3F8842`
RGB	`rgb(63, 136, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 53.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 37%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 54%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 51%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.75, -38.04, 30.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.75, 48.83, 141.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.837, 19.057, 8.208)`
Decimal	`4163650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F8842, 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 #3F8842	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3F8842 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #3F8842 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f8842; }
.text { color: #3f8842; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f8842; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 136 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f8842, #3f8867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #3F8842?: #3F8842 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F8842?: The RGB value is 63, 136, 66: 63 red, 136 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F8842?: The complementary color is #883F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F8842?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.