What color is #3E8078?

#3E8078 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E8078?

The RGB value is 62, 128, 120: 62 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E8078?

The complementary color is #803E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E8078?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E8078 color

#3E8078 rgb(62, 128, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3E8078 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (62, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 35% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#3E8078 color codes

HEX	`#3E8078`
RGB	`rgb(62, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 35%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 52%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.27, -23.11, -2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.27, 23.21, 185.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.095, 17.817, 20.515)`
Decimal	`4096120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E8078, 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 #3E8078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E8078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #3E8078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e8078; }
.text { color: #3e8078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e8078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e8078, #3e6780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #3E8078?: #3E8078 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E8078?: The RGB value is 62, 128, 120: 62 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E8078?: The complementary color is #803E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E8078?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.