What color is #3C6760?

#3C6760 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C6760?

The RGB value is 60, 103, 96: 60 red, 103 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C6760?

The complementary color is #673C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C6760?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C6760 color

#3C6760 rgb(60, 103, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C6760 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 40.4% green and 37.6% blue (60, 103, 96).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 26% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#3C6760 color codes

HEX	`#3C6760`
RGB	`rgb(60, 103, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 40.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 26%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.42, -16.78, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.42, 16.8, 182.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.824, 11.505, 12.82)`
Decimal	`3958624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C6760, 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 #3C6760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C6760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #3C6760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c6760; }
.text { color: #3c6760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c6760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 103 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c6760, #3c5967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3C6760?: #3C6760 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C6760?: The RGB value is 60, 103, 96: 60 red, 103 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C6760?: The complementary color is #673C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C6760?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.