What color is #3E8179?

#3E8179 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 #3E8179?

The RGB value is 62, 129, 121: 62 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E8179?

The complementary color is #813E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E8179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E8179 color

#3E8179 rgb(62, 129, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3E8179 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (62, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 35% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#3E8179 color codes

HEX	`#3E8179`
RGB	`rgb(62, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 35%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 52%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.62, -23.36, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.62, 23.46, 185.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.287, 18.104, 20.88)`
Decimal	`4096377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E8179, 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 #3E8179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3E8179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #3E8179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e8179; }
.text { color: #3e8179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e8179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e8179, #3e6881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #3E8179?: #3E8179 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 #3E8179?: The RGB value is 62, 129, 121: 62 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E8179?: The complementary color is #813E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E8179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.