What color is #3F9794?

#3F9794 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F9794?

The RGB value is 63, 151, 148: 63 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F9794?

The complementary color is #973F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F9794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F9794 color

#3F9794 rgb(63, 151, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3F9794 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 59.2% green and 58% blue (63, 151, 148).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#3F9794 color codes

HEX	`#3F9794`
RGB	`rgb(63, 151, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 59.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 58%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, -26.79, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 27.53, 193.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.459, 25.326, 31.927)`
Decimal	`4167572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F9794, 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 #3F9794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3F9794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #3F9794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f9794; }
.text { color: #3f9794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f9794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 151 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f9794, #3f6e97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #3F9794?: #3F9794 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F9794?: The RGB value is 63, 151, 148: 63 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F9794?: The complementary color is #973F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F9794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.