#3F8A8D Color

#3F8A8D is rgb(63, 138, 141) in RGB and hsl(182, 38%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3F8A8D

HEX#3F8A8D

RGBrgb(63, 138, 141)

HSLhsl(182, 38%, 40%)

HSVhsv(182, 55%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.074 198.9)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 2%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3F8A8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3F8A8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3F8A8D Complementary#8D423F Analogous#3F8D69 Analogous#3F638D Triadic#8D3F8A Triadic#8A8D3F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3F8A8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4CA6A9 #68B8BB #84C5C8 #A0D3D4 #BCE0E1 #DCEFEF

Shades

#37797B #2F686A #285658 #1E4243 #163031 #0E1F20

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