What color is #3A6059?

#3A6059 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A6059?

The RGB value is 58, 96, 89: 58 red, 96 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A6059?

The complementary color is #603A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A6059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A6059 color

#3A6059 rgb(58, 96, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A6059 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 37.6% green and 34.9% blue (58, 96, 89).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#3A6059 color codes

HEX	`#3A6059`
RGB	`rgb(58, 96, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 37.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.82, -15.34, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.82, 15.34, 181.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.73, 9.986, 10.969)`
Decimal	`3825753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A6059, 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 #3A6059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A6059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #3A6059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a6059; }
.text { color: #3a6059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a6059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 96 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a6059, #3a5460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3A6059?: #3A6059 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A6059?: The RGB value is 58, 96, 89: 58 red, 96 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A6059?: The complementary color is #603A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A6059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.