What color is #3F8C97?

#3F8C97 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F8C97?

The RGB value is 63, 140, 151: 63 red, 140 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F8C97?

The complementary color is #974A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F8C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F8C97 color

#3F8C97 rgb(63, 140, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F8C97 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 54.9% green and 59.2% blue (63, 140, 151).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Waikiki (#218BA0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#3F8C97 color codes

HEX	`#3F8C97`
RGB	`rgb(63, 140, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 54.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 58%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 7%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.08, -20.27, -13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.08, 24.09, 212.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.012, 22.046, 32.631)`
Decimal	`4164759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F8C97, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3F8C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3F8C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3F8C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f8c97; }
.text { color: #3f8c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f8c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 140 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f8c97, #3f6097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #3F8C97?: #3F8C97 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F8C97?: The RGB value is 63, 140, 151: 63 red, 140 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F8C97?: The complementary color is #974A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F8C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.