#3F8A79#3F8A79
#3F8A79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.080 H 176.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3F8A79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(63, 138, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 37%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 54%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.3%, 0%, 12.3%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.52, -27.65, 2.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.52, 27.73, 175.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.07% -0.0794 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.07% 0.08 176.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5880, 20.6129, 21.2954) |
| Luminance | 0.2061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.65
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.01
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.80
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.81
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3F8A79 #8A3F50
analogous
#3F8A54 #3F8A79 #3F768A
triadic
#3F8A79 #793F8A #8A793F
tetradic
#3F8A79 #543F8A #8A3F50 #768A3F
square
#3F8A79 #543F8A #8A3F50 #768A3F
split-complementary
#3F8A79 #8A3F76 #8A543F
monochromatic
#19362F #2C6054 #3F8A79 #55B19C #7FC5B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#3F8A79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#3F8A79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3F8A79
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3F8A79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3F8A79 | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#858278
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7A7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#178C85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3f8a79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 138, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.080 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bac9f',
500: '#3f8a79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3f8a79; $custom-light: #7bac9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3f8a79",
"rgb": {
"r": 63,
"g": 138,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.4,
"s": 37.313,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58068,
"c": 0.07957,
"h": 176.4
},
"luminance": 0.20614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3F8A79
secondary
#AF7683
accent
#5B75CD
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EEF4F2
border
#C9CECC
text
#0A100E
muted
#7C7F7E