#3F797B#3F797B

#3F797B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.061 H 198.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3F797B
RGB	rgb(63, 121, 123)
HSL	hsl(182, 32%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(182, 49%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, -18.34, -6.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 19.62, 200.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% -0.0577 -0.0192)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.061 198.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4610, 16.1605, 21.1977)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3F797B #7B413F

analogous

#3F7B5F #3F797B #3F5B7B

triadic

#3F797B #7B3F79 #797B3F

tetradic

#3F797B #5F3F7B #7B413F #5B7B3F

square

#3F797B #5F3F7B #7B413F #5B7B3F

split-complementary

#3F797B #7B3F5B #7B5F3F

monochromatic

#16292A #2A5153 #3F797B #54A1A3 #7AB9BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#3F797B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#3F797B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3F797B

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3F797B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3F797B	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72747B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686D7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D7C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3f797b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 121, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.061 198.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79a0a1',
    500: '#3f797b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3f797b;
$custom-light: #79a0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3f797b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 63,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182,
    "s": 32.258,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53777,
    "c": 0.06084,
    "h": 198.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3F797B

secondary

#A57271

accent

#635FC8

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #3F797B

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

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