What color is #3B7F82?

#3B7F82 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B7F82?

The RGB value is 59, 127, 130: 59 red, 127 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B7F82?

The complementary color is #823E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B7F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B7F82 color

#3B7F82 rgb(59, 127, 130)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B7F82 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 49.8% green and 51% blue (59, 127, 130).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 38% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#3B7F82 color codes

HEX	`#3B7F82`
RGB	`rgb(59, 127, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 49.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 38%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 55%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.15, -20.47, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.15, 22.05, 201.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.421, 17.719, 23.828)`
Decimal	`3899266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B7F82, 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 #3B7F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B7F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #3B7F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b7f82; }
.text { color: #3b7f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b7f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 127 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b7f82, #3b5c82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #3B7F82?: #3B7F82 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B7F82?: The RGB value is 59, 127, 130: 59 red, 127 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B7F82?: The complementary color is #823E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B7F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.