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#3F4E18 Color

#3F4E18 is rgb(63, 78, 24) in RGB, hsl(77, 53%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 69%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3F4E18
HEX#3F4E18
RGBrgb(63, 78, 24)
HSLhsl(77, 53%, 20%)
HSVhsv(77, 69%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 69%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(39.8% 0.08 123.2)
LABlab(30.93% -13.00 28.79)
LCHlch(30.93% 31.59 114.31)

What #3F4E18 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3F4E18, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#3F4E18 Channel Values

How #3F4E18 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 63 · G 78 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 53% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 69% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 69% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.07:1 vs white · 2.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3F4E18 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3F4E18

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3F4E18; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #3F4E18

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #3F4E18 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3F4E18
Protanopia#4C4C18
Protanomaly#474D18
Deuteranopia#494919
Deuteranomaly#454B19
Tritanopia#444A4A
Tritanomaly#424B3B
Achromatopsia#494949

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Using #3F4E18 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3f4e18: #3F4E18;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3F4E18;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3f4e18': '#3F4E18' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.247, green: 0.306, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_3f4e18">#3F4E18</color>
SVG fillfill="#3F4E18"

More Green Colors

#3F4E18 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3F4E18 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3F4E18?

#3F4E18 is a dark green — rgb(63, 78, 24) in RGB and hsl(77, 53%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.48.

What is the RGB value of #3F4E18?

#3F4E18 is rgb(63, 78, 24) — red 63, green 78, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3F4E18?

#3F4E18 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 69%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3F4E18 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3F4E18 scores 9.07:1 against white and 2.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3F4E18 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3F4E18 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.02, which is visibly different.

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