What color is #3B7069?

#3B7069 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B7069?

The RGB value is 59, 112, 105: 59 red, 112 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B7069?

The complementary color is #703B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B7069?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B7069 color

#3B7069 rgb(59, 112, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B7069 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 43.9% green and 41.2% blue (59, 112, 105).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 31% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#3B7069 color codes

HEX	`#3B7069`
RGB	`rgb(59, 112, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 43.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 31%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 47%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.56, -19.54, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.56, 19.61, 184.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.147, 13.537, 15.44)`
Decimal	`3895401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B7069, 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 #3B7069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B7069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #3B7069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b7069; }
.text { color: #3b7069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b7069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 112 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b7069, #3b5d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3B7069?: #3B7069 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B7069?: The RGB value is 59, 112, 105: 59 red, 112 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B7069?: The complementary color is #703B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B7069?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.