What color is #3E8985?

#3E8985 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E8985?

The RGB value is 62, 137, 133: 62 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E8985?

The complementary color is #893E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E8985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E8985 color

#3E8985 rgb(62, 137, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3E8985 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (62, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 38% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#3E8985 color codes

HEX	`#3E8985`
RGB	`rgb(62, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 38%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 55%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.52, -24.15, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.52, 24.65, 191.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.164, 20.607, 25.364)`
Decimal	`4098437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E8985, 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 #3E8985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3E8985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #3E8985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e8985; }
.text { color: #3e8985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e8985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e8985, #3e6889); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E8985?: #3E8985 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E8985?: The RGB value is 62, 137, 133: 62 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E8985?: The complementary color is #893E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E8985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.