What color is #3DB89F?

#3DB89F is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3DB89F?

The RGB value is 61, 184, 159: 61 red, 184 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3DB89F?

The complementary color is #B83D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3DB89F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3DB89F color

#3DB89F rgb(61, 184, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3DB89F is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 72.2% green and 62.4% blue (61, 184, 159).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 50% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Hole in One (#4AAE97), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#3DB89F color codes

HEX	`#3DB89F`
RGB	`rgb(61, 184, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 72.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 50%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 67%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.85, -39.72, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.85, 39.82, 175.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.32, 37.773, 38.751)`
Decimal	`4044959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3DB89F, 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 #3DB89F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3DB89F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	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 #3DB89F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3db89f; }
.text { color: #3db89f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3db89f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 184 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3db89f, #3d94b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #3DB89F?: #3DB89F is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3DB89F?: The RGB value is 61, 184, 159: 61 red, 184 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3DB89F?: The complementary color is #B83D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3DB89F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.