What color is #3A5F64?

#3A5F64 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A5F64?

The RGB value is 58, 95, 100: 58 red, 95 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5F64?

The complementary color is #643F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5F64 color

#3A5F64 rgb(58, 95, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A5F64 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 37.3% green and 39.2% blue (58, 95, 100).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#3A5F64 color codes

HEX	`#3A5F64`
RGB	`rgb(58, 95, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 37.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 42%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 5%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.85, -11.74, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.85, 13.68, 210.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.137, 10.004, 13.556)`
Decimal	`3825508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5F64, 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 #3A5F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A5F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #3A5F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5f64; }
.text { color: #3a5f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 95 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5f64, #3a4a64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3A5F64?: #3A5F64 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A5F64?: The RGB value is 58, 95, 100: 58 red, 95 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5F64?: The complementary color is #643F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.