What color is #3B736F?

#3B736F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B736F?

The RGB value is 59, 115, 111: 59 red, 115 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B736F?

The complementary color is #733B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B736F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B736F color

#3B736F rgb(59, 115, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B736F is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 45.1% green and 43.5% blue (59, 115, 111).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 32% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#3B736F color codes

HEX	`#3B736F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 115, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 45.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 32%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 49%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, -19.5, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 19.82, 190.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.802, 14.338, 17.234)`
Decimal	`3896175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B736F, 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 #3B736F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B736F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #3B736F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b736f; }
.text { color: #3b736f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b736f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 115 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b736f, #3b5b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3B736F?: #3B736F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B736F?: The RGB value is 59, 115, 111: 59 red, 115 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B736F?: The complementary color is #733B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B736F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.