What color is #3F9490?

#3F9490 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F9490?

The RGB value is 63, 148, 144: 63 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F9490?

The complementary color is #943F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F9490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F9490 color

#3F9490 rgb(63, 148, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F9490 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 58% green and 56.5% blue (63, 148, 144).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 40% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#3F9490 color codes

HEX	`#3F9490`
RGB	`rgb(63, 148, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 58%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 40%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 57%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.34, -26.42, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.34, 27.01, 191.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.672, 24.248, 30.129)`
Decimal	`4166800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F9490, 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 #3F9490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3F9490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #3F9490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f9490; }
.text { color: #3f9490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f9490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 148 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f9490, #3f6e94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F9490?: #3F9490 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F9490?: The RGB value is 63, 148, 144: 63 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F9490?: The complementary color is #943F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F9490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.