What color is #3D978F?

#3D978F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D978F?

The RGB value is 61, 151, 143: 61 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D978F?

The complementary color is #973D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D978F color

#3D978F rgb(61, 151, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3D978F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (61, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 42% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#3D978F color codes

HEX	`#3D978F`
RGB	`rgb(61, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 42%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 60%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.18, -28.58, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.18, 28.83, 187.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.947, 25.107, 29.882)`
Decimal	`4036495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D978F, 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 #3D978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3D978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #3D978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d978f; }
.text { color: #3d978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d978f, #3d7297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #3D978F?: #3D978F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D978F?: The RGB value is 61, 151, 143: 61 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D978F?: The complementary color is #973D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.