What color is #3E7980?

#3E7980 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E7980?

The RGB value is 62, 121, 128: 62 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E7980?

The complementary color is #80453E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E7980?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E7980 color

#3E7980 rgb(62, 121, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3E7980 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 47.5% green and 50.2% blue (62, 121, 128).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 35% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Diver’s Eden (#3A797E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#3E7980 color codes

HEX	`#3E7980`
RGB	`rgb(62, 121, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 47.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 35%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 52%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 5%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.31, -17.14, -9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.31, 19.72, 209.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.719, 16.256, 22.885)`
Decimal	`4094336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E7980, 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 #3E7980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E7980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #3E7980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e7980; }
.text { color: #3e7980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e7980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 121 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e7980, #3e5880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #3E7980?: #3E7980 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E7980?: The RGB value is 62, 121, 128: 62 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E7980?: The complementary color is #80453E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E7980?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.