What color is #3A716C?

#3A716C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A716C?

The RGB value is 58, 113, 108: 58 red, 113 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A716C?

The complementary color is #713A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A716C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A716C color

#3A716C rgb(58, 113, 108)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A716C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 44.3% green and 42.4% blue (58, 113, 108).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 32% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#3A716C color codes

HEX	`#3A716C`
RGB	`rgb(58, 113, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 44.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 32%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 49%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.93, -19.52, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.93, 19.73, 188.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.356, 13.792, 16.301)`
Decimal	`3830124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A716C, 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 #3A716C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A716C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #3A716C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a716c; }
.text { color: #3a716c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a716c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 113 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a716c, #3a5b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3A716C?: #3A716C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A716C?: The RGB value is 58, 113, 108: 58 red, 113 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A716C?: The complementary color is #713A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A716C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.