#3B8A8C Color

#3B8A8C is rgb(59, 138, 140) in RGB and hsl(181, 41%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B8A8C

HEX#3B8A8C

RGBrgb(59, 138, 140)

HSLhsl(181, 41%, 39%)

HSVhsv(181, 58%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.077 197.5)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 1%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B8A8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B8A8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B8A8C Complementary#8C3C3B Analogous#3B8C65 Analogous#3B628C Triadic#8C3B8B Triadic#8B8C3B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B8A8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#47A7A9 #61BBBD #7EC8C9 #9ED5D6 #BBE2E2 #DBF0F0

Shades

#33797A #2C6768 #245556 #1D4444 #153232 #0E2020

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