What color is #3E6D6A?

#3E6D6A is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Moonlit Forest?

The RGB value is 62, 109, 106: 62 red, 109 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Moonlit Forest?

The complementary color is #6D3E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E6D6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Moonlit Forest color: hex code #3E6D6A

#3E6D6A rgb(62, 109, 106)

Shades of teal

Moonlit Forest has the hex code #3E6D6A. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 42.7% green and 41.6% blue (62, 109, 106).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A) color codes

HEX	`#3E6D6A`
RGB	`rgb(62, 109, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 42.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 43%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 3%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.77, -16.82, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.77, 17.15, 191.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.056, 13.001, 15.612)`
Decimal	`4091242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Moonlit Forest, 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 #3E6D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E6D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	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 #3E6D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e6d6a; }
.text { color: #3e6d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e6d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 109 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e6d6a, #3e586d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

See #3E6D6A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3E6D6A?: #3E6D6A is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Moonlit Forest?: The RGB value is 62, 109, 106: 62 red, 109 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Moonlit Forest?: The complementary color is #6D3E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E6D6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.