What color is #3C8887?

#3C8887 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C8887?

The RGB value is 60, 136, 135: 60 red, 136 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C8887?

The complementary color is #883C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C8887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C8887 color

#3C8887 rgb(60, 136, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C8887 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 53.3% green and 52.9% blue (60, 136, 135).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 39% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#3C8887 color codes

HEX	`#3C8887`
RGB	`rgb(60, 136, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 53.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 39%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 56%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.19, -23.5, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.19, 24.41, 195.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.039, 20.317, 26.046)`
Decimal	`3967111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C8887, 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 #3C8887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3C8887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #3C8887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c8887; }
.text { color: #3c8887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c8887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 136 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c8887, #3c6388); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C8887?: #3C8887 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C8887?: The RGB value is 60, 136, 135: 60 red, 136 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C8887?: The complementary color is #883C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C8887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.