What color is #3E6B77?

#3E6B77 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean’s Embrace. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E6B77?

The RGB value is 62, 107, 119: 62 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E6B77?

The complementary color is #774A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E6B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E6B77 color

#3E6B77 rgb(62, 107, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3E6B77 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 42% green and 46.7% blue (62, 107, 119).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 31% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ocean’s Embrace (#306A78), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#3E6B77 color codes

HEX	`#3E6B77`
RGB	`rgb(62, 107, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 42%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 31%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 48%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, -11.98, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 16.62, 223.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.573, 12.871, 19.376)`
Decimal	`4090743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E6B77, 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 #3E6B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E6B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #3E6B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e6b77; }
.text { color: #3e6b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e6b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 107 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e6b77, #3e4e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3E6B77?: #3E6B77 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean’s Embrace. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E6B77?: The RGB value is 62, 107, 119: 62 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E6B77?: The complementary color is #774A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E6B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.