#3894A3

Closest named color: Teal Green (#0A9396). oklch(61.9% 0.088 210.1), rgb(56, 148, 163).

Black text reads best on this color (5.93:1).

About this color

#3894A3 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.088 and its hue 210°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal Green (#0A9396), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.93:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (62%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.088)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal Green (#0A9396)
Black text	5.93:1
White text	3.53:1

Values

HEX	#3894A3
RGB	rgb(56, 148, 163)
HSL	hsl(188, 49%, 43%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.9% 0.088 210.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #3894A3	3.53:1	AA large text	Lc -68.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #3894A3	5.93:1	AA	Lc 41.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#3894A3 text on white	3.53:1	AA large text	Lc 62.7	Content text, not long reading
#3894A3 text on black	5.93:1	AA	Lc -39.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F7

oklch(97.2% 0.006 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E1ECEE

oklch(93.5% 0.012 209.8)
Step 200
200

#C8DEE2

oklch(88.5% 0.024 209.8)
Step 300
300

#A1C9D0

oklch(80.9% 0.043 209.4)
Step 400
400

#6BADB8

oklch(70.8% 0.069 209.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#3894A3

oklch(61.9% 0.088 210.1)
Step 600
600

#048292

oklch(55.6% 0.095 209.9)
Step 700
700

#006D7B

oklch(49% 0.085 210.2)
Step 800
800

#015A65

oklch(42.8% 0.074 209.2)
Step 900
900

#124A52

oklch(37.8% 0.057 208.9)
Step 950
950

#0D2B30

oklch(26.9% 0.036 210.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#3894A3 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#878FA4	0.083
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7783A3	0.076
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#009B98	0.036
Achromatopsia (no color)	#888888	0.088