What color is #3F8F6F?

#3F8F6F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F8F6F?

The RGB value is 63, 143, 111: 63 red, 143 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F8F6F?

The complementary color is #8F3F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F8F6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F8F6F color

#3F8F6F rgb(63, 143, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F8F6F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 56.1% green and 43.5% blue (63, 143, 111).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 39% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#3F8F6F color codes

HEX	`#3F8F6F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 143, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 56.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 39%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 56%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, -32.51, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 33.94, 163.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.74, 21.848, 18.476)`
Decimal	`4165487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F8F6F, 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 #3F8F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3F8F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #3F8F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f8f6f; }
.text { color: #3f8f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f8f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 143 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f8f6f, #3f878f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #3F8F6F?: #3F8F6F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F8F6F?: The RGB value is 63, 143, 111: 63 red, 143 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F8F6F?: The complementary color is #8F3F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F8F6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.