What color is #3F9F3B?

#3F9F3B 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 #3F9F3B?

The RGB value is 63, 159, 59: 63 red, 159 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F9F3B?

The complementary color is #9B3B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F9F3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F9F3B color

#3F9F3B rgb(63, 159, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #3F9F3B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 62.4% green and 23.1% blue (63, 159, 59).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 46% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#3F9F3B color codes

HEX	`#3F9F3B`
RGB	`rgb(63, 159, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 62.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 46%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 63%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 63%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.2, -48.19, 42.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.2, 64.48, 138.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.237, 26.167, 8.385)`
Decimal	`4169531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F9F3B, 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 #3F9F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3F9F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #3F9F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f9f3b; }
.text { color: #3f9f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f9f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 159 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f9f3b, #3b9f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #3F9F3B?: #3F9F3B 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 #3F9F3B?: The RGB value is 63, 159, 59: 63 red, 159 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F9F3B?: The complementary color is #9B3B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F9F3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.