What color is #3B8281?

#3B8281 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B8281?

The RGB value is 59, 130, 129: 59 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B8281?

The complementary color is #823B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B8281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B8281 color

#3B8281 rgb(59, 130, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B8281 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 51% green and 50.6% blue (59, 130, 129).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 38% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Jade Jewel (#247E81), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#3B8281 color codes

HEX	`#3B8281`
RGB	`rgb(59, 130, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 51%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 38%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 55%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, -22.33, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 23.19, 195.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.747, 18.479, 23.607)`
Decimal	`3900033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B8281, 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 #3B8281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3B8281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #3B8281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b8281; }
.text { color: #3b8281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b8281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 130 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b8281, #3b5f82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B8281?: #3B8281 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B8281?: The RGB value is 59, 130, 129: 59 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B8281?: The complementary color is #823B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B8281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.