#3FAF9B#3FAF9B
#3FAF9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.105 H 178.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3FAF9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(63, 175, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 47%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 11.4%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.03, -36.36, 0.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.03, 36.37, 178.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.53% -0.1049 0.002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.53% 0.105 178.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2935, 34.0808, 36.3546) |
| Luminance | 0.3408 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.34
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.88
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.96
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.51
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3FAF9B #AF3F53
analogous
#3FAF63 #3FAF9B #3F8BAF
triadic
#3FAF9B #9B3FAF #AF9B3F
tetradic
#3FAF9B #633FAF #AF3F53 #8BAF3F
square
#3FAF9B #633FAF #AF3F53 #8BAF3F
split-complementary
#3FAF9B #AF3F8B #AF633F
monochromatic
#1F554B #2F8273 #3FAF9B #64C7B5 #91D7CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#3FAF9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.82
#3FAF9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3FAF9B
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3FAF9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3FAF9B | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.82 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A59A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98999D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3faf9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 175, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.105 178.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c7b8',
500: '#3faf9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3faf9b; $custom-light: #81c7b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3faf9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 63,
"g": 175,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.286,
"s": 47.059,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68532,
"c": 0.10495,
"h": 178.9
},
"luminance": 0.34083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3FAF9B
secondary
#C38792
accent
#5169D7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280