#3F9D8A#3F9D8A
#3F9D8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.093 H 177.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3F9D8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(63, 157, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 43%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 60%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 12.1%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.98, -32.41, 1.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.98, 32.46, 177.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.46% -0.0932 0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.46% 0.093 177.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6922, 27.0038, 28.2670) |
| Luminance | 0.2701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.57
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.06
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.66
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.01
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3F9D8A #9D3F52
analogous
#3F9D5B #3F9D8A #3F819D
triadic
#3F9D8A #8A3F9D #9D8A3F
tetradic
#3F9D8A #5B3F9D #9D3F52 #819D3F
square
#3F9D8A #5B3F9D #9D3F52 #819D3F
split-complementary
#3F9D8A #9D3F81 #9D5B3F
monochromatic
#1C463D #2D7164 #3F9D8A #5CBDAA #87CFC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#3F9D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#3F9D8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3F9D8A
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3F9D8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3F9D8A | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979489
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898A8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3f9d8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 157, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.093 177.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebaac',
500: '#3f9d8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3f9d8a; $custom-light: #7ebaac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3f9d8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 63,
"g": 157,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.872,
"s": 42.727,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63461,
"c": 0.09331,
"h": 177.6
},
"luminance": 0.27006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3F9D8A
secondary
#BA7E8A
accent
#556FD3
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0B1210
muted
#7C817F