What color is #3F9A37?

#3F9A37 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F9A37?

The RGB value is 63, 154, 55: 63 red, 154 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F9A37?

The complementary color is #92379A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F9A37?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F9A37 color

#3F9A37 rgb(63, 154, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F9A37 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 60.4% green and 21.6% blue (63, 154, 55).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 47% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#3F9A37 color codes

HEX	`#3F9A37`
RGB	`rgb(63, 154, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 60.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 47%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 64%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 64%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.53, -46.73, 42.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.53, 63.35, 137.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.294, 24.443, 7.578)`
Decimal	`4168247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F9A37, 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 #3F9A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3F9A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #3F9A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f9a37; }
.text { color: #3f9a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f9a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 154 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f9a37, #379a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #3F9A37?: #3F9A37 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F9A37?: The RGB value is 63, 154, 55: 63 red, 154 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F9A37?: The complementary color is #92379A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F9A37?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.