#3E999A#3E999A

#3E999A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.085 H 196.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E999A
RGB	rgb(62, 153, 154)
HSL	hsl(181, 43%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(181, 60%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 0.6%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.17, -26.27, -8.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.17, 27.64, 198.13°)
OKLab	oklab(62.95% -0.082 -0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(62.95% 0.085 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.2081, 26.1377, 34.5984)
Luminance	0.2614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E999A #9A3F3E

analogous

#3E9A6D #3E999A #3E6B9A

triadic

#3E999A #9A3E99 #999A3E

tetradic

#3E999A #6D3E9A #9A3F3E #6B9A3E

square

#3E999A #6D3E9A #9A3F3E #6B9A3E

split-complementary

#3E999A #9A3E6B #9A6D3E

monochromatic

#1B4243 #2C6E6E #3E999A #59BBBC #85CDCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#3E999A on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.23

#3E999A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E999A

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E999A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E999A	1.00	3.37	6.23	6.23
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F929A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81879B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e999a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 153, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.085 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eb7b7',
    500: '#3e999a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e999a;
$custom-light: #7eb7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e999a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.652,
    "s": 42.593,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6295,
    "c": 0.08538,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E999A

secondary

#B87C7C

accent

#5755D2

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E999A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →