What color is #3F7A72?

#3F7A72 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 #3F7A72?

The RGB value is 63, 122, 114: 63 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F7A72?

The complementary color is #7A3F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F7A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F7A72 color

#3F7A72 rgb(63, 122, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F7A72 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 47.8% green and 44.7% blue (63, 122, 114).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#3F7A72 color codes

HEX	`#3F7A72`
RGB	`rgb(63, 122, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 47.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 48%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.22, -21.36, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.22, 21.42, 184.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.045, 16.19, 18.407)`
Decimal	`4160114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F7A72, 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 #3F7A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F7A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #3F7A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f7a72; }
.text { color: #3f7a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f7a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 122 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f7a72, #3f647a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #3F7A72?: #3F7A72 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 #3F7A72?: The RGB value is 63, 122, 114: 63 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F7A72?: The complementary color is #7A3F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F7A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.