What color is #3A7873?

#3A7873 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A7873?

The RGB value is 58, 120, 115: 58 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A7873?

The complementary color is #783A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A7873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A7873 color

#3A7873 rgb(58, 120, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A7873 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (58, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 35% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#3A7873 color codes

HEX	`#3A7873`
RGB	`rgb(58, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 35%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 52%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, -21.29, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 21.56, 189.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.555, 15.569, 18.613)`
Decimal	`3831923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A7873, 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 #3A7873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A7873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #3A7873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a7873; }
.text { color: #3a7873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a7873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a7873, #3a5e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3A7873?: #3A7873 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A7873?: The RGB value is 58, 120, 115: 58 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A7873?: The complementary color is #783A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A7873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.