What color is #3A7A74?

#3A7A74 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A7A74?

The RGB value is 58, 122, 116: 58 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A7A74?

The complementary color is #7A3A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A7A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A7A74 color

#3A7A74 rgb(58, 122, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A7A74 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 47.8% green and 45.5% blue (58, 122, 116).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 36% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#3A7A74 color codes

HEX	`#3A7A74`
RGB	`rgb(58, 122, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 47.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 36%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 52%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 5%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, -22.06, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 22.27, 187.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.856, 16.079, 18.998)`
Decimal	`3832436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A7A74, 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 #3A7A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A7A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #3A7A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a7a74; }
.text { color: #3a7a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a7a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 122 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a7a74, #3a607a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3A7A74?: #3A7A74 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A7A74?: The RGB value is 58, 122, 116: 58 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A7A74?: The complementary color is #7A3A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A7A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.