What color is #3D8786?

#3D8786 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 #3D8786?

The RGB value is 61, 135, 134: 61 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D8786?

The complementary color is #873D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D8786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D8786 color

#3D8786 rgb(61, 135, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3D8786 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 52.9% green and 52.5% blue (61, 135, 134).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 38% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#3D8786 color codes

HEX	`#3D8786`
RGB	`rgb(61, 135, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 52.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 38%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 55%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.88, -23.06, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.88, 23.94, 195.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.89, 20.04, 25.633)`
Decimal	`4032390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D8786, 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 #3D8786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3D8786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #3D8786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d8786; }
.text { color: #3d8786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d8786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 135 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d8786, #3d6387); }

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Questions

What color is #3D8786?: #3D8786 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 #3D8786?: The RGB value is 61, 135, 134: 61 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D8786?: The complementary color is #873D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D8786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.