#3E97AE#3E97AE
#3E97AE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.090 H 217.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E97AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 151, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 64%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 13.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.24, -19.21, -19.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.24, 27.64, 225.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.23% -0.0713 -0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.23% 0.09 217.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6901, 26.2112, 44.0051) |
| Luminance | 0.2621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.15
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 7.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.26
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.30
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.72
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 10.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E97AE #AE553E
analogous
#3EAE8D #3E97AE #3E5FAE
triadic
#3E97AE #AE3E97 #97AE3E
tetradic
#3E97AE #8D3EAE #AE553E #5FAE3E
square
#3E97AE #8D3EAE #AE553E #5FAE3E
split-complementary
#3E97AE #AE3E5F #AE8D3E
monochromatic
#1E4954 #2E7081 #3E97AE #62B2C7 #8FC8D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#3E97AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#3E97AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E97AE
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E97AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E97AE | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8893AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7887AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e97ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 151, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.090 217.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80b5c6',
500: '#3e97ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e97ae; $custom-light: #80b5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e97ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 151,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.321,
"s": 47.458,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63232,
"c": 0.09023,
"h": 217.8
},
"luminance": 0.26213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E97AE
secondary
#C29286
accent
#6C51D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082