What color is #3C8078?

#3C8078 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 #3C8078?

The RGB value is 60, 128, 120: 60 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C8078?

The complementary color is #803C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C8078?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C8078 color

#3C8078 rgb(60, 128, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C8078 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (60, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 36% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#3C8078 color codes

HEX	`#3C8078`
RGB	`rgb(60, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 36%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 53%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.2, -23.59, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.2, 23.7, 185.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.971, 17.754, 20.509)`
Decimal	`3965048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C8078, 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 #3C8078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C8078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #3C8078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c8078; }
.text { color: #3c8078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c8078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c8078, #3c6680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #3C8078?: #3C8078 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 #3C8078?: The RGB value is 60, 128, 120: 60 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C8078?: The complementary color is #803C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C8078?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.