#3C797B#3C797B

#3C797B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.063 H 198.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C797B
RGB	rgb(60, 121, 123)
HSL	hsl(182, 34%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(182, 51%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.06, -19.07, -7.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.06, 20.38, 200.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% -0.06 -0.0198)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.063 198.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.2746, 16.0644, 21.1889)
Luminance	0.1606 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C797B #7B3E3C

analogous

#3C7B5D #3C797B #3C597B

triadic

#3C797B #7B3C79 #797B3C

tetradic

#3C797B #5D3C7B #7B3E3C #597B3C

square

#3C797B #5D3C7B #7B3E3C #597B3C

split-complementary

#3C797B #7B3C59 #7B5D3C

monochromatic

#142829 #285152 #3C797B #50A1A4 #75BABC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#3C797B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#3C797B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C797B

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C797B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C797B	1.00	4.98	4.21	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72747B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676C7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#137D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c797b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 121, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.063 198.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77a0a1',
    500: '#3c797b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c797b;
$custom-light: #77a0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c797b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.905,
    "s": 34.426,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53641,
    "c": 0.0632,
    "h": 198.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C797B

secondary

#A66F6D

accent

#615DCB

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#090E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C797B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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