What color is #3B615C?

#3B615C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B615C?

The RGB value is 59, 97, 92: 59 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B615C?

The complementary color is #613B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B615C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B615C color

#3B615C rgb(59, 97, 92)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B615C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 38% green and 36.1% blue (59, 97, 92).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#3B615C color codes

HEX	`#3B615C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 97, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 38%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.29, -14.8, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.29, 14.87, 185.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.009, 10.251, 11.68)`
Decimal	`3891548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B615C, 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 #3B615C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B615C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	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 #3B615C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b615c; }
.text { color: #3b615c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b615c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 97 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b615c, #3b5361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B615C?: #3B615C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B615C?: The RGB value is 59, 97, 92: 59 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B615C?: The complementary color is #613B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B615C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.