#3E797B#3E797B

#3E797B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.062 H 198.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E797B
RGB	rgb(62, 121, 123)
HSL	hsl(182, 33%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(182, 50%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.6%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.14, -18.59, -7.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.14, 19.88, 200.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% -0.0585 -0.0194)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.062 198.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3977, 16.1279, 21.1947)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E797B #7B403E

analogous

#3E7B5F #3E797B #3E5B7B

triadic

#3E797B #7B3E79 #797B3E

tetradic

#3E797B #5F3E7B #7B403E #5B7B3E

square

#3E797B #5F3E7B #7B403E #5B7B3E

split-complementary

#3E797B #7B3E5B #7B5F3E

monochromatic

#15292A #295152 #3E797B #53A1A4 #78B9BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#3E797B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#3E797B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E797B

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E797B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E797B	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)

#72747B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686D7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A7D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e797b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 121, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.062 198.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78a0a1',
    500: '#3e797b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e797b;
$custom-light: #78a0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e797b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.967,
    "s": 32.973,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53731,
    "c": 0.06164,
    "h": 198.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E797B

secondary

#A5716F

accent

#625FC9

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E797B

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

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