#3F8D8B Color

#3F8D8B is rgb(63, 141, 139) in RGB and hsl(178, 38%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3F8D8B

HEX#3F8D8B

RGBrgb(63, 141, 139)

HSLhsl(178, 38%, 40%)

HSVhsv(178, 55%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.076 193)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 1%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3F8D8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3F8D8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3F8D8B Complementary#8D3F42 Analogous#3F8D63 Analogous#3F698D Triadic#8A3F8D Triadic#8D8A3F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3F8D8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4CA9A6 #68BBB8 #84C8C5 #A0D4D3 #BCE1E0 #DCEFEF

Shades

#377B79 #2F6A68 #285856 #1E4342 #163130 #0E201F

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