What color is #3A9389?

#3A9389 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 #3A9389?

The RGB value is 58, 147, 137: 58 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A9389?

The complementary color is #933A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A9389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A9389 color

#3A9389 rgb(58, 147, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3A9389 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 57.6% green and 53.7% blue (58, 147, 137).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 43% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#3A9389 color codes

HEX	`#3A9389`
RGB	`rgb(58, 147, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 57.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 43%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 61%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.66, -28.86, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.66, 28.98, 185.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.692, 23.571, 27.332)`
Decimal	`3838857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A9389, 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 #3A9389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3A9389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #3A9389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a9389; }
.text { color: #3a9389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a9389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 147 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a9389, #3a7093); }

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Questions

What color is #3A9389?: #3A9389 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 #3A9389?: The RGB value is 58, 147, 137: 58 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A9389?: The complementary color is #933A44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A9389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.