#3E9A8A#3E9A8A
#3E9A8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.090 H 179.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E9A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 154, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 43%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 60%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.7%, 0%, 10.4%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.01, -31.19, 0.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.01, 31.19, 179.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.66% -0.0905 0.0002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.66% 0.09 179.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1276, 25.9685, 28.0969) |
| Luminance | 0.2597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.90
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.49
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.03
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.12
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.12
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E9A8A #9A3E4E
analogous
#3E9A5C #3E9A8A #3E7C9A
triadic
#3E9A8A #8A3E9A #9A8A3E
tetradic
#3E9A8A #5C3E9A #9A3E4E #7C9A3E
square
#3E9A8A #5C3E9A #9A3E4E #7C9A3E
split-complementary
#3E9A8A #9A3E7C #9A5C3E
monochromatic
#1B433C #2C6E63 #3E9A8A #59BCAB #85CEC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#3E9A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#3E9A8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E9A8A
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E9A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E9A8A | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949189
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86878B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e9a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 154, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.090 179.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7db8ac',
500: '#3e9a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e9a8a; $custom-light: #7db8ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e9a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 154,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.565,
"s": 42.593,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62663,
"c": 0.09046,
"h": 179.9
},
"luminance": 0.2597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E9A8A
secondary
#B87C86
accent
#556BD2
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F