What color is #3A8786?

#3A8786 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 #3A8786?

The RGB value is 58, 135, 134: 58 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A8786?

The complementary color is #873A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A8786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A8786 color

#3A8786 rgb(58, 135, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A8786 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 52.9% green and 52.5% blue (58, 135, 134).

Its hue angle is 179°, 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#3A8786 color codes

HEX	`#3A8786`
RGB	`rgb(58, 135, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 52.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 40%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 57%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, -23.69, -6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 24.6, 195.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.71, 19.947, 25.625)`
Decimal	`3835782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A8786, 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 #3A8786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3A8786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #3A8786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a8786; }
.text { color: #3a8786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a8786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 135 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a8786, #3a6287); }

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Questions

What color is #3A8786?: #3A8786 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 #3A8786?: The RGB value is 58, 135, 134: 58 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A8786?: The complementary color is #873A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A8786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.