#3E798E#3E798E

#3E798E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.070 H 223.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E798E
RGB	rgb(62, 121, 142)
HSL	hsl(196, 39%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(196, 56%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 14.8%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, -12.88, -17.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 21.55, 233.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% -0.0503 -0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.07 223.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7046, 16.6506, 28.0776)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E798E #8E533E

analogous

#3E8E7B #3E798E #3E518E

triadic

#3E798E #8E3E79 #798E3E

tetradic

#3E798E #7B3E8E #8E533E #518E3E

square

#3E798E #7B3E8E #8E533E #518E3E

split-complementary

#3E798E #8E3E51 #8E7B3E

monochromatic

#193039 #2B5563 #3E798E #559BB5 #7FB4C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#3E798E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#3E798E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E798E

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E798E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E798E	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D768F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616E8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e798e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 121, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.070 223.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a9faf',
    500: '#3e798e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e798e;
$custom-light: #7a9faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e798e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.75,
    "s": 39.216,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54495,
    "c": 0.0695,
    "h": 223.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E798E

secondary

#B18676

accent

#7859CF

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#0A0E10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E798E

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

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