What color is #3C8177?

#3C8177 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C8177?

The RGB value is 60, 129, 119: 60 red, 129 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C8177?

The complementary color is #813C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C8177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C8177 color

#3C8177 rgb(60, 129, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C8177 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 50.6% green and 46.7% blue (60, 129, 119).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#3C8177 color codes

HEX	`#3C8177`
RGB	`rgb(60, 129, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 50.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 53%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.49, -24.38, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.49, 24.41, 182.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.042, 17.992, 20.235)`
Decimal	`3965303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C8177, 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 #3C8177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C8177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #3C8177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c8177; }
.text { color: #3c8177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c8177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 129 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c8177, #3c6881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3C8177?: #3C8177 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C8177?: The RGB value is 60, 129, 119: 60 red, 129 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C8177?: The complementary color is #813C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C8177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.