#3897A2#3897A2
#3897A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.089 H 205.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3897A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 151, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 65%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.64, -23.94, -13.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.64, 27.72, 210.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.56% -0.0797 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.56% 0.089 205.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2163, 25.5805, 38.1002) |
| Luminance | 0.2558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.29
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.90
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.37
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.39
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3897A2 #A24338
analogous
#38A278 #3897A2 #3862A2
triadic
#3897A2 #A23897 #97A238
tetradic
#3897A2 #7838A2 #A24338 #62A238
square
#3897A2 #7838A2 #A24338 #62A238
split-complementary
#3897A2 #A23862 #A27838
monochromatic
#194247 #286D75 #3897A2 #53B8C4 #81CBD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#3897A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#3897A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3897A2
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3897A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3897A2 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B91A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B85A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3897a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 151, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.089 205.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cb6bd',
500: '#3897a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3897a2; $custom-light: #7cb6bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3897a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 151,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.226,
"s": 48.624,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62559,
"c": 0.0886,
"h": 205.9
},
"luminance": 0.25583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3897A2
secondary
#BD8079
accent
#5E50D8
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081