What color is #3B625E?

#3B625E 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 #3B625E?

The RGB value is 59, 98, 94: 59 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B625E?

The complementary color is #623B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B625E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B625E color

#3B625E rgb(59, 98, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B625E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 38.4% green and 36.9% blue (59, 98, 94).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#3B625E color codes

HEX	`#3B625E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 98, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 38.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.68, -14.83, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.68, 14.97, 188.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.191, 10.473, 12.177)`
Decimal	`3891806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B625E, 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 #3B625E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B625E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #3B625E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b625e; }
.text { color: #3b625e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b625e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 98 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b625e, #3b5362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B625E?: #3B625E 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 #3B625E?: The RGB value is 59, 98, 94: 59 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B625E?: The complementary color is #623B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B625E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.