#3E9B96#3E9B96
#3E9B96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.087 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E9B96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 155, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 43%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 60%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 3.2%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.66, -28.40, -5.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.66, 28.95, 191.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.31% -0.086 -0.0156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.31% 0.087 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2106, 26.6669, 32.9831) |
| Luminance | 0.2667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.09
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.19
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.83
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.48
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E9B96 #9B3E43
analogous
#3E9B67 #3E9B96 #3E729B
triadic
#3E9B96 #963E9B #9B963E
tetradic
#3E9B96 #673E9B #9B3E43 #729B3E
square
#3E9B96 #673E9B #9B3E43 #729B3E
split-complementary
#3E9B96 #9B3E72 #9B673E
monochromatic
#1B4441 #2D6F6C #3E9B96 #59BDB7 #85CECA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#3E9B96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#3E9B96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E9B96
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E9B96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E9B96 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939396
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848997
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e9b96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 155, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.087 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eb9b4',
500: '#3e9b96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e9b96; $custom-light: #7eb9b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e9b96",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 155,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.774,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63311,
"c": 0.08741,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.26669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E9B96
secondary
#B97C7F
accent
#555CD3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1111
muted
#7C8080