What color is #3B9189?

#3B9189 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B9189?

The RGB value is 59, 145, 137: 59 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B9189?

The complementary color is #913B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B9189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B9189 color

#3B9189 rgb(59, 145, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B9189 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 56.9% green and 53.7% blue (59, 145, 137).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 42% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#3B9189 color codes

HEX	`#3B9189`
RGB	`rgb(59, 145, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 56.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 42%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 59%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, -27.68, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 27.9, 187.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.442, 22.985, 27.232)`
Decimal	`3903881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B9189, 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 #3B9189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3B9189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #3B9189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b9189; }
.text { color: #3b9189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b9189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 145 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b9189, #3b6e91); }

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Questions

What color is #3B9189?: #3B9189 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B9189?: The RGB value is 59, 145, 137: 59 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B9189?: The complementary color is #913B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B9189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.