#3F9C8E#3F9C8E
#3F9C8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.090 H 181.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3F9C8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(63, 156, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 42%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 60%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.77, -30.88, -0.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.77, 30.90, 181.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.33% -0.0902 -0.0029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.33% 0.09 181.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8186, 26.7848, 29.7642) |
| Luminance | 0.2679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.83
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.01
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.23
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.39
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3F9C8E #9C3F4D
analogous
#3F9C5F #3F9C8E #3F7B9C
triadic
#3F9C8E #8E3F9C #9C8E3F
tetradic
#3F9C8E #5F3F9C #9C3F4D #7B9C3F
square
#3F9C8E #5F3F9C #9C3F4D #7B9C3F
split-complementary
#3F9C8E #9C3F7B #9C5F3F
monochromatic
#1C453F #2D7066 #3F9C8E #5BBDAE #87CEC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#3F9C8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#3F9C8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3F9C8E
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3F9C8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3F9C8E | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95938D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87898F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3f9c8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 156, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.090 181.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eb9af',
500: '#3f9c8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3f9c8e; $custom-light: #7eb9af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3f9c8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 63,
"g": 156,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.968,
"s": 42.466,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63332,
"c": 0.09028,
"h": 181.8
},
"luminance": 0.26787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3F9C8E
secondary
#B97E87
accent
#5668D2
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0B1110
muted
#7C807F