#3F9596#3F9596

#3F9596 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.082 H 196.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3F9596
RGB	rgb(63, 149, 150)
HSL	hsl(181, 41%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(181, 58%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 0.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.83, -25.22, -8.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.83, 26.55, 198.24°)
OKLab	oklab(61.84% -0.0787 -0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(61.84% 0.082 196.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3000, 24.7518, 32.6614)
Luminance	0.2475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3F9596 #96403F

analogous

#3F966C #3F9596 #3F6A96

triadic

#3F9596 #963F95 #95963F

tetradic

#3F9596 #6C3F96 #96403F #6A963F

square

#3F9596 #6C3F96 #96403F #6A963F

split-complementary

#3F9596 #963F6A #966C3F

monochromatic

#1B3F40 #2D6A6B #3F9596 #59B8B9 #84CBCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#3F9596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#3F9596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3F9596

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3F9596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3F9596	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8E96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3f9596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 149, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.082 196.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eb4b4',
    500: '#3f9596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3f9596;
$custom-light: #7eb4b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3f9596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 63,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.69,
    "s": 40.845,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61839,
    "c": 0.08199,
    "h": 196.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3F9596

secondary

#B67C7B

accent

#5957D1

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #3F9596

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

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