#3497A4#3497A4
#3497A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.091 H 207.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3497A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(52, 151, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 52%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 68%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 7.9%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.60, -23.96, -15.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.60, 28.37, 212.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.52% -0.0809 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.52% 0.091 207.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1808, 25.5415, 39.0339) |
| Luminance | 0.2554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.82
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.45
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.74
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.76
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.04
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3497A4 #A44134
analogous
#34A479 #3497A4 #345FA4
triadic
#3497A4 #A43497 #97A434
tetradic
#3497A4 #7934A4 #A44134 #5FA434
square
#3497A4 #7934A4 #A44134 #5FA434
split-complementary
#3497A4 #A4345F #A47934
monochromatic
#174147 #256C76 #3497A4 #4EB9C7 #7DCBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#3497A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#3497A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3497A4
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3497A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3497A4 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A91A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A85A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3497a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 151, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.091 207.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bb6bf',
500: '#3497a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3497a4; $custom-light: #7bb6bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3497a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 52,
"g": 151,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.964,
"s": 51.852,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62522,
"c": 0.09122,
"h": 207.5
},
"luminance": 0.25544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3497A4
secondary
#BF7E75
accent
#5D4CDB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081