#3F9DAD#3F9DAD
#3F9DAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.090 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3F9DAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(63, 157, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 64%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.6%, 9.2%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.06, -22.48, -16.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.06, 27.91, 216.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.69% -0.0776 -0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.69% 0.09 210.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6466, 28.1855, 43.8266) |
| Luminance | 0.2819 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.67
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.29
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.93
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.24
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.53
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3F9DAD #AD4F3F
analogous
#3FAD86 #3F9DAD #3F66AD
triadic
#3F9DAD #AD3F9D #9DAD3F
tetradic
#3F9DAD #863FAD #AD4F3F #66AD3F
square
#3F9DAD #863FAD #AD4F3F #66AD3F
split-complementary
#3F9DAD #AD3F66 #AD863F
monochromatic
#1E4C53 #2F7480 #3F9DAD #63B8C6 #90CCD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#3F9DAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.64
#3F9DAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3F9DAD
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3F9DAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3F9DAD | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.64 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9098AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8CAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3f9dad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 157, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.090 210.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81bac5',
500: '#3f9dad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3f9dad; $custom-light: #81bac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3f9dad",
"rgb": {
"r": 63,
"g": 157,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.727,
"s": 46.61,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6469,
"c": 0.09014,
"h": 210.6
},
"luminance": 0.28188
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3F9DAD
secondary
#C28F86
accent
#6552D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081