What color is #3C8375?

#3C8375 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 #3C8375?

The RGB value is 60, 131, 117: 60 red, 131 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C8375?

The complementary color is #833C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C8375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C8375 color

#3C8375 rgb(60, 131, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C8375 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 51.4% green and 45.9% blue (60, 131, 117).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#3C8375 color codes

HEX	`#3C8375`
RGB	`rgb(60, 131, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 51.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 54%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, -25.92, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 25.93, 178.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.189, 18.476, 19.697)`
Decimal	`3965813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C8375, 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 #3C8375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3C8375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #3C8375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c8375; }
.text { color: #3c8375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c8375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 131 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c8375, #3c6d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3C8375?: #3C8375 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 #3C8375?: The RGB value is 60, 131, 117: 60 red, 131 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C8375?: The complementary color is #833C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C8375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.