What color is #3FA9BB?

#3FA9BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Finnish Fiord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3FA9BB?

The RGB value is 63, 169, 187: 63 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3FA9BB?

The complementary color is #BB513F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3FA9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3FA9BB color

#3FA9BB rgb(63, 169, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3FA9BB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 66.3% green and 73.3% blue (63, 169, 187).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 50% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Finnish Fiord (#5DB0BE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#3FA9BB color codes

HEX	`#3FA9BB`
RGB	`rgb(63, 169, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 66.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 50%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 66%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.18, -24.36, -18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.18, 30.37, 216.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.204, 33.018, 52.049)`
Decimal	`4172219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3FA9BB, 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 #3FA9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3FA9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	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 #3FA9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3fa9bb; }
.text { color: #3fa9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3fa9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 169 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3fa9bb, #3f6bbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #3FA9BB?: #3FA9BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Finnish Fiord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3FA9BB?: The RGB value is 63, 169, 187: 63 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3FA9BB?: The complementary color is #BB513F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3FA9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.