What color is #3A8785?

#3A8785 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A8785?

The RGB value is 58, 135, 133: 58 red, 135 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A8785?

The complementary color is #873A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A8785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A8785 color

#3A8785 rgb(58, 135, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A8785 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 52.9% green and 52.2% blue (58, 135, 133).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 40% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#3A8785 color codes

HEX	`#3A8785`
RGB	`rgb(58, 135, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 52.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 40%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 57%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.75, -23.98, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.75, 24.74, 194.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.641, 19.92, 25.259)`
Decimal	`3835781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A8785, 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 #3A8785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3A8785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	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 #3A8785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a8785; }
.text { color: #3a8785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a8785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 135 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a8785, #3a6387); }

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Questions

What color is #3A8785?: #3A8785 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A8785?: The RGB value is 58, 135, 133: 58 red, 135 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A8785?: The complementary color is #873A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A8785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.