What color is #3B7871?

#3B7871 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B7871?

The RGB value is 59, 120, 113: 59 red, 120 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B7871?

The complementary color is #783B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B7871?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B7871 color

#3B7871 rgb(59, 120, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B7871 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 47.1% green and 44.3% blue (59, 120, 113).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 34% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Green Sleeves (#39766C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#3B7871 color codes

HEX	`#3B7871`
RGB	`rgb(59, 120, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 47.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 34%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 51%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.38, -21.6, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.38, 21.72, 185.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.5, 15.554, 18.016)`
Decimal	`3897457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B7871, 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 #3B7871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B7871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #3B7871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b7871; }
.text { color: #3b7871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b7871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 120 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b7871, #3b6178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3B7871?: #3B7871 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B7871?: The RGB value is 59, 120, 113: 59 red, 120 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B7871?: The complementary color is #783B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B7871?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.