What color is #3B8F95?

#3B8F95 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B8F95?

The RGB value is 59, 143, 149: 59 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B8F95?

The complementary color is #95413B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B8F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B8F95 color

#3B8F95 rgb(59, 143, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B8F95 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 56.1% green and 58.4% blue (59, 143, 149).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 43% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#3B8F95 color codes

HEX	`#3B8F95`
RGB	`rgb(59, 143, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 56.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 43%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 60%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 4%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, -23.22, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 25.6, 204.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.049, 22.743, 31.919)`
Decimal	`3903381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B8F95, 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 #3B8F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3B8F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #3B8F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b8f95; }
.text { color: #3b8f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b8f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 143 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b8f95, #3b6295); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B8F95?: #3B8F95 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B8F95?: The RGB value is 59, 143, 149: 59 red, 143 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B8F95?: The complementary color is #95413B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B8F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.