What color is #3A7E74?

#3A7E74 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A7E74?

The RGB value is 58, 126, 116: 58 red, 126 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A7E74?

The complementary color is #7E3A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A7E74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A7E74 color

#3A7E74 rgb(58, 126, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A7E74 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 49.4% green and 45.5% blue (58, 126, 116).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 37% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#3A7E74 color codes

HEX	`#3A7E74`
RGB	`rgb(58, 126, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 49.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 37%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, -24.13, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 24.15, 182.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.357, 17.081, 19.165)`
Decimal	`3833460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A7E74, 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 #3A7E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A7E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #3A7E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a7e74; }
.text { color: #3a7e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a7e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 126 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a7e74, #3a667e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3A7E74?: #3A7E74 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A7E74?: The RGB value is 58, 126, 116: 58 red, 126 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A7E74?: The complementary color is #7E3A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A7E74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.