#3C797E#3C797E

#3C797E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.063 H 202.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C797E
RGB	rgb(60, 121, 126)
HSL	hsl(185, 35%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 52%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 4%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, -18.20, -8.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 20.22, 205.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% -0.0587 -0.0243)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.063 202.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4652, 16.1407, 22.1932)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C797E #7E413C

analogous

#3C7E62 #3C797E #3C587E

triadic

#3C797E #7E3C79 #797E3C

tetradic

#3C797E #623C7E #7E413C #587E3C

square

#3C797E #623C7E #7E413C #587E3C

split-complementary

#3C797E #7E3C58 #7E623C

monochromatic

#15292B #285155 #3C797E #50A1A7 #76B9BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#3C797E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#3C797E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C797E

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C797E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C797E	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71747E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666C7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F7D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c797e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 121, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.063 202.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78a0a3',
    500: '#3c797e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c797e;
$custom-light: #78a0a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c797e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.545,
    "s": 35.484,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53754,
    "c": 0.06349,
    "h": 202.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C797E

secondary

#A8726E

accent

#655CCC

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F3

border

#C9CCCD

text

#090E0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C797E

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

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