#3F9D97#3F9D97
#3F9D97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.088 H 189.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3F9D97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(63, 157, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 43%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 60%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 3.8%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.35, -28.91, -5.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.35, 29.37, 190.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.88% -0.0872 -0.0144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.88% 0.088 189.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6903, 27.4030, 33.5238) |
| Luminance | 0.2741 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.40
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.02
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.15
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.22
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.60
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3F9D97 #9D3F45
analogous
#3F9D68 #3F9D97 #3F749D
triadic
#3F9D97 #973F9D #9D973F
tetradic
#3F9D97 #683F9D #9D3F45 #749D3F
square
#3F9D97 #683F9D #9D3F45 #749D3F
split-complementary
#3F9D97 #9D3F74 #9D683F
monochromatic
#1C4643 #2D716D #3F9D97 #5CBDB7 #87CFCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#3F9D97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.48
#3F9D97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3F9D97
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3F9D97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3F9D97 | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.48 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959597
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868A98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3f9d97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 157, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.088 189.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbab5',
500: '#3f9d97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3f9d97; $custom-light: #7fbab5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3f9d97",
"rgb": {
"r": 63,
"g": 157,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.17,
"s": 42.727,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63881,
"c": 0.08837,
"h": 189.4
},
"luminance": 0.27405
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3F9D97
secondary
#BA7E82
accent
#555DD3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1111
muted
#7C8080