What color is #3E968B?

#3E968B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E968B?

The RGB value is 62, 150, 139: 62 red, 150 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E968B?

The complementary color is #963E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E968B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E968B color

#3E968B rgb(62, 150, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3E968B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 58.8% green and 54.5% blue (62, 150, 139).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 42% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#3E968B color codes

HEX	`#3E968B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 150, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 58.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 42%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 59%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.78, -28.99, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.78, 29.06, 184.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.551, 24.699, 28.264)`
Decimal	`4101771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E968B, 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 #3E968B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3E968B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #3E968B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e968b; }
.text { color: #3e968b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e968b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 150 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e968b, #3e7596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #3E968B?: #3E968B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E968B?: The RGB value is 62, 150, 139: 62 red, 150 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E968B?: The complementary color is #963E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E968B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.