#3F978F#3F978F
#3F978F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.085 H 187.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3F978F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(63, 151, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 41%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 58%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 5.3%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.24, -28.18, -3.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.24, 28.42, 187.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.1% -0.0841 -0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.1% 0.085 187.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0723, 25.1713, 29.8874) |
| Luminance | 0.2517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 0.83
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.20
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.57
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.15
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.12
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3F978F #973F47
analogous
#3F9763 #3F978F #3F7397
triadic
#3F978F #8F3F97 #978F3F
tetradic
#3F978F #633F97 #973F47 #73973F
square
#3F978F #633F97 #973F47 #73973F
split-complementary
#3F978F #973F73 #97633F
monochromatic
#1B413D #2D6C66 #3F978F #59BAB1 #85CCC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#3F978F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#3F978F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3F978F
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3F978F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3F978F | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#908F8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828590
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3f978f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 151, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.085 187.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7db6af',
500: '#3f978f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3f978f; $custom-light: #7db6af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3f978f",
"rgb": {
"r": 63,
"g": 151,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.545,
"s": 41.121,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62099,
"c": 0.08479,
"h": 187.1
},
"luminance": 0.25173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3F978F
secondary
#B67C81
accent
#5762D1
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F