#3897A5#3897A5
#3897A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.089 H 208.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3897A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 151, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 66%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.1%, 8.5%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.74, -23.02, -15.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.74, 27.77, 214.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.68% -0.0784 -0.0431) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.68% 0.089 208.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4862, 25.6885, 39.5214) |
| Luminance | 0.2569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.87
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.32
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.03
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.20
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.27
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3897A5 #A54638
analogous
#38A57C #3897A5 #3861A5
triadic
#3897A5 #A53897 #97A538
tetradic
#3897A5 #7C38A5 #A54638 #61A538
square
#3897A5 #7C38A5 #A54638 #61A538
split-complementary
#3897A5 #A53861 #A57C38
monochromatic
#19434A #286D77 #3897A5 #55B7C5 #83CAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#3897A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#3897A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3897A5
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3897A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3897A5 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A91A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A86A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3897a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 151, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.089 208.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cb6bf',
500: '#3897a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3897a5; $custom-light: #7cb6bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3897a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 151,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.706,
"s": 49.321,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62677,
"c": 0.08947,
"h": 208.8
},
"luminance": 0.25691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3897A5
secondary
#BE837A
accent
#614FD9
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081