What color is #3A615E?

#3A615E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A615E?

The RGB value is 58, 97, 94: 58 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A615E?

The complementary color is #613A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A615E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A615E color

#3A615E rgb(58, 97, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A615E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 38% green and 36.9% blue (58, 97, 94).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#3A615E color codes

HEX	`#3A615E`
RGB	`rgb(58, 97, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 38%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.3, -14.57, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.3, 14.81, 190.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.039, 10.257, 12.144)`
Decimal	`3826014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A615E, 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 #3A615E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A615E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #3A615E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a615e; }
.text { color: #3a615e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a615e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 97 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a615e, #3a5061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3A615E?: #3A615E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A615E?: The RGB value is 58, 97, 94: 58 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A615E?: The complementary color is #613A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A615E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.