#3E797E#3E797E

#3E797E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.062 H 202.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E797E
RGB	rgb(62, 121, 126)
HSL	hsl(185, 34%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(185, 51%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 4%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, -17.72, -8.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 19.73, 206.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% -0.0571 -0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.062 202.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5884, 16.2042, 22.1990)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E797E #7E433E

analogous

#3E7E63 #3E797E #3E597E

triadic

#3E797E #7E3E79 #797E3E

tetradic

#3E797E #633E7E #7E433E #597E3E

square

#3E797E #633E7E #7E433E #597E3E

split-complementary

#3E797E #7E3E59 #7E633E

monochromatic

#162A2C #2A5255 #3E797E #52A0A7 #79B8BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#3E797E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#3E797E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E797E

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E797E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E797E	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71757E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676D7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#177D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e797e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 121, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.062 202.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79a0a3',
    500: '#3e797e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e797e;
$custom-light: #79a0a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e797e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.688,
    "s": 34.043,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53843,
    "c": 0.06194,
    "h": 202.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E797E

secondary

#A77570

accent

#665ECA

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F3

border

#C9CCCD

text

#090E0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E797E

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

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