What color is #3C8074?

#3C8074 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C8074?

The RGB value is 60, 128, 116: 60 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C8074?

The complementary color is #803C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C8074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C8074 color

#3C8074 rgb(60, 128, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C8074 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 50.2% green and 45.5% blue (60, 128, 116).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 36% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#3C8074 color codes

HEX	`#3C8074`
RGB	`rgb(60, 128, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 50.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 36%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 53%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.08, -24.67, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.08, 24.67, 180.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.734, 17.659, 19.257)`
Decimal	`3965044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C8074, 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 #3C8074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C8074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #3C8074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c8074; }
.text { color: #3c8074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c8074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 128 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c8074, #3c6a80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C8074?: #3C8074 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C8074?: The RGB value is 60, 128, 116: 60 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C8074?: The complementary color is #803C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C8074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.