What color is #3C7A85?

#3C7A85 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C7A85?

The RGB value is 60, 122, 133: 60 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C7A85?

The complementary color is #85473C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C7A85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C7A85 color

#3C7A85 rgb(60, 122, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C7A85 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 47.8% green and 52.2% blue (60, 122, 133).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 38% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Blue (#3E7A85), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#3C7A85 color codes

HEX	`#3C7A85`
RGB	`rgb(60, 122, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 47.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 38%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 55%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.72, -16.66, -12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.72, 20.6, 216.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.055, 16.572, 24.696)`
Decimal	`3963525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C7A85, 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 #3C7A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C7A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #3C7A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c7a85; }
.text { color: #3c7a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c7a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 122 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c7a85, #3c5685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #3C7A85?: #3C7A85 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C7A85?: The RGB value is 60, 122, 133: 60 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C7A85?: The complementary color is #85473C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C7A85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.