What color is #3F6A69?

#3F6A69 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F6A69?

The RGB value is 63, 106, 105: 63 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F6A69?

The complementary color is #6A3F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F6A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F6A69 color

#3F6A69 rgb(63, 106, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F6A69 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 41.6% green and 41.2% blue (63, 106, 105).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#3F6A69 color codes

HEX	`#3F6A69`
RGB	`rgb(63, 106, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 41.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 41%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 1%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.82, -15.14, -4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.82, 15.7, 195.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.753, 12.384, 15.238)`
Decimal	`4156009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F6A69, 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 #3F6A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F6A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	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 #3F6A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f6a69; }
.text { color: #3f6a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f6a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 106 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f6a69, #3f566a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F6A69?: #3F6A69 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F6A69?: The RGB value is 63, 106, 105: 63 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F6A69?: The complementary color is #6A3F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F6A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.