What color is #3C746F?

#3C746F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C746F?

The RGB value is 60, 116, 111: 60 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C746F?

The complementary color is #743C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C746F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C746F color

#3C746F rgb(60, 116, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C746F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 45.5% green and 43.5% blue (60, 116, 111).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 32% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Green Sleeves (#39766C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#3C746F color codes

HEX	`#3C746F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 116, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 45.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 32%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 48%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.08, -19.78, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.08, 20, 188.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.977, 14.598, 17.275)`
Decimal	`3961967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C746F, 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 #3C746F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C746F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #3C746F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c746f; }
.text { color: #3c746f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c746f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 116 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c746f, #3c5d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3C746F?: #3C746F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C746F?: The RGB value is 60, 116, 111: 60 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C746F?: The complementary color is #743C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C746F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.