What color is #3D6B69?

#3D6B69 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D6B69?

The RGB value is 61, 107, 105: 61 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D6B69?

The complementary color is #6B3D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D6B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D6B69 color

#3D6B69 rgb(61, 107, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3D6B69 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 42% green and 41.2% blue (61, 107, 105).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#3D6B69 color codes

HEX	`#3D6B69`
RGB	`rgb(61, 107, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 42%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 43%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.04, -16.27, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.04, 16.72, 193.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.731, 12.527, 15.267)`
Decimal	`4025193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D6B69, 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 #3D6B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3D6B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	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 #3D6B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d6b69; }
.text { color: #3d6b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d6b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 107 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d6b69, #3d566b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3D6B69?: #3D6B69 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D6B69?: The RGB value is 61, 107, 105: 61 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D6B69?: The complementary color is #6B3D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D6B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.