What color is #3B7E72?

#3B7E72 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B7E72?

The RGB value is 59, 126, 114: 59 red, 126 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B7E72?

The complementary color is #7E3B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B7E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B7E72 color

#3B7E72 rgb(59, 126, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B7E72 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 49.4% green and 44.7% blue (59, 126, 114).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 36% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#3B7E72 color codes

HEX	`#3B7E72`
RGB	`rgb(59, 126, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 49.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 36%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 53%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.34, -24.43, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.34, 24.43, 179.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.3, 17.065, 18.562)`
Decimal	`3898994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B7E72, 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 #3B7E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B7E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #3B7E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b7e72; }
.text { color: #3b7e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b7e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 126 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b7e72, #3b697e); }

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Questions

What color is #3B7E72?: #3B7E72 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B7E72?: The RGB value is 59, 126, 114: 59 red, 126 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B7E72?: The complementary color is #7E3B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B7E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.