What color is #3A8E80?

#3A8E80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A8E80?

The RGB value is 58, 142, 128: 58 red, 142 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A8E80?

The complementary color is #8E3A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A8E80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A8E80 color

#3A8E80 rgb(58, 142, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A8E80 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 55.7% green and 50.2% blue (58, 142, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 42% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#3A8E80 color codes

HEX	`#3A8E80`
RGB	`rgb(58, 142, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 55.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 42%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 59%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.82, -28.87, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.82, 28.87, 180.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.312, 21.803, 23.819)`
Decimal	`3837568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A8E80, 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 #3A8E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3A8E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #3A8E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a8e80; }
.text { color: #3a8e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a8e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 142 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a8e80, #3a728e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #3A8E80?: #3A8E80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A8E80?: The RGB value is 58, 142, 128: 58 red, 142 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A8E80?: The complementary color is #8E3A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A8E80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.