What color is #3C6E67?

#3C6E67 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 #3C6E67?

The RGB value is 60, 110, 103: 60 red, 110 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C6E67?

The complementary color is #6E3C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C6E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C6E67 color

#3C6E67 rgb(60, 110, 103)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C6E67 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 43.1% green and 40.4% blue (60, 110, 103).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 29% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#3C6E67 color codes

HEX	`#3C6E67`
RGB	`rgb(60, 110, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 43.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 29%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 45%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.9, -18.73, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.9, 18.78, 184.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.887, 13.091, 14.835)`
Decimal	`3960423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C6E67, 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 #3C6E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C6E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #3C6E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c6e67; }
.text { color: #3c6e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c6e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 110 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c6e67, #3c5c6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3C6E67?: #3C6E67 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 #3C6E67?: The RGB value is 60, 110, 103: 60 red, 110 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C6E67?: The complementary color is #6E3C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C6E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.