What color is #3F976C?

#3F976C 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 #3F976C?

The RGB value is 63, 151, 108: 63 red, 151 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F976C?

The complementary color is #973F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F976C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F976C color

#3F976C rgb(63, 151, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F976C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 59.2% green and 42.4% blue (63, 151, 108).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#3F976C color codes

HEX	`#3F976C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 151, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 59.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 58%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 28%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.36, -36.84, 14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.36, 39.75, 157.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.822, 24.271, 18.035)`
Decimal	`4167532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F976C, 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 #3F976C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3F976C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #3F976C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f976c; }
.text { color: #3f976c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f976c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 151 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f976c, #3f9697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #3F976C?: #3F976C 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 #3F976C?: The RGB value is 63, 151, 108: 63 red, 151 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F976C?: The complementary color is #973F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F976C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.