What color is #3EAB96?

#3EAB96 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3EAB96?

The RGB value is 62, 171, 150: 62 red, 171 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3EAB96?

The complementary color is #AB3E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3EAB96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3EAB96 color

#3EAB96 rgb(62, 171, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3EAB96 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 67.1% green and 58.8% blue (62, 171, 150).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 47% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hole in One (#4AAE97), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#3EAB96 color codes

HEX	`#3EAB96`
RGB	`rgb(62, 171, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 67.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 47%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 64%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.63, -36, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.63, 36.04, 177.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.052, 32.35, 33.93)`
Decimal	`4107158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3EAB96, 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 #3EAB96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3EAB96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	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 #3EAB96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3eab96; }
.text { color: #3eab96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3eab96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 171 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3eab96, #3e8aab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #3EAB96?: #3EAB96 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3EAB96?: The RGB value is 62, 171, 150: 62 red, 171 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3EAB96?: The complementary color is #AB3E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3EAB96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.