#3B797C#3B797C
#3B797C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.064 H 199.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B797C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 121, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 36%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 52%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.05, -19.02, -7.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.05, 20.55, 202.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.64% -0.0603 -0.0215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.64% 0.064 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2776, 16.0587, 21.5175) |
| Luminance | 0.1606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 3.81
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.01
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 5.17
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.25
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 5.84
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B797C #7C3E3B
analogous
#3B7C5E #3B797C #3B587C
triadic
#3B797C #7C3B79 #797C3B
tetradic
#3B797C #5E3B7C #7C3E3B #587C3B
square
#3B797C #5E3B7C #7C3E3B #587C3B
split-complementary
#3B797C #7C3B58 #7C5E3B
monochromatic
#142829 #275153 #3B797C #4FA1A5 #74BABD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#3B797C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#3B797C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3B797C
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B797C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B797C | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71747C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#676C7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0D7D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b797c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 121, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.064 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77a0a1',
500: '#3b797c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b797c; $custom-light: #77a0a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b797c",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 121,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.769,
"s": 35.519,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53635,
"c": 0.06402,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.1606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B797C
secondary
#A76F6C
accent
#615CCC
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EDF2F2
border
#C8CCCC
text
#090E0F
muted
#7B7E7E