What color is #3E7883?

#3E7883 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E7883?

The RGB value is 62, 120, 131: 62 red, 120 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E7883?

The complementary color is #83493E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E7883?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E7883 color

#3E7883 rgb(62, 120, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3E7883 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 47.1% green and 51.4% blue (62, 120, 131).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 36% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Blue (#3E7A85), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#3E7883 color codes

HEX	`#3E7883`
RGB	`rgb(62, 120, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 47.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 36%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 53%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 8%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, -15.7, -11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 19.67, 217.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.798, 16.095, 23.9)`
Decimal	`4094083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E7883, 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 #3E7883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E7883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #3E7883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e7883; }
.text { color: #3e7883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e7883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 120 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e7883, #3e5583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #3E7883?: #3E7883 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E7883?: The RGB value is 62, 120, 131: 62 red, 120 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E7883?: The complementary color is #83493E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E7883?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.