What color is #3AA59F?

#3AA59F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3AA59F?

The RGB value is 58, 165, 159: 58 red, 165 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3AA59F?

The complementary color is #A53A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3AA59F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3AA59F color

#3AA59F rgb(58, 165, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3AA59F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 64.7% green and 62.4% blue (58, 165, 159).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 48% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Silken Jade (#11A39E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#3AA59F color codes

HEX	`#3AA59F`
RGB	`rgb(58, 165, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 64.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 48%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 65%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.92, -31.43, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.92, 31.97, 190.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.455, 30.311, 37.514)`
Decimal	`3843487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3AA59F, 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 #3AA59F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3AA59F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #3AA59F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3aa59f; }
.text { color: #3aa59f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3aa59f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 165 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3aa59f, #3a76a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3AA59F?: #3AA59F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3AA59F?: The RGB value is 58, 165, 159: 58 red, 165 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3AA59F?: The complementary color is #A53A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3AA59F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.