Information about #3F474D color

#3F474D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3F474D falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(63, 71, 77) — 24.7% red, 27.8% green, 30.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 2 / 0 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #3F474D sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Metallic Gunmetal (#41474E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Outer Space (#414A4C) and Mollusc (#43464B).

In RGB terms — rgb(63, 71, 77) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #3F474D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3F474D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3F474D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3F474D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#25292D

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Black

#000000

#3F474D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#565D61

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#63686C

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Grey

#808080

#3F474D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3D4B4B

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#3F474D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#4C443E
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#3E4C4B
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#4C3E46
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#464C3E
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#443E4C
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#464C3E
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#4B3E4C
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#4C443E
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#3F4C3E
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Nearest named colors to #3F474D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Metallic Gunmetal color link
Metallic Gunmetal

#41474E

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

Rhino color link
Rhino

#3D4653

Kimono Storage color link
Kimono Storage

#3D4C51

Atomic color link
Atomic

#3D4B52

Soft Charcoal color link
Soft Charcoal

#3E414A

Limed Spruce color link
Limed Spruce

#394851

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Matte Charcoal color link
Matte Charcoal

#3B4248

#3F474D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3F474D
  • RGB63, 71, 77
  • CMYK5, 2, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(63, 71, 77)
  • HSL206°, 10%, 27%
  • HSL Precise205.714°, 10%, 27.451%
  • HSV206°, 18%, 30%
  • HSB206°, 18%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.247, 0.278, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.247, 0.278, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.247, 0.278, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3F474D
  • DECIMAL ID4147021
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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