What color is #3A8986?

#3A8986 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A8986?

The RGB value is 58, 137, 134: 58 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A8986?

The complementary color is #893A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A8986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A8986 color

#3A8986 rgb(58, 137, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A8986 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (58, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#3A8986 color codes

HEX	`#3A8986`
RGB	`rgb(58, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 58%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.41, -24.72, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.41, 25.36, 192.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.992, 20.511, 25.719)`
Decimal	`3836294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A8986, 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 #3A8986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3A8986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #3A8986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a8986; }
.text { color: #3a8986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a8986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a8986, #3a6489); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A8986?: #3A8986 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A8986?: The RGB value is 58, 137, 134: 58 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A8986?: The complementary color is #893A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A8986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.