#3E9C8E#3E9C8E
#3E9C8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.091 H 181.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E9C8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 156, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 43%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 60%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 0%, 9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.74, -31.08, -0.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.74, 31.09, 181.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.3% -0.0908 -0.003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.091 181.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7553, 26.7521, 29.7612) |
| Luminance | 0.2675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.83
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.10
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.32
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.33
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E9C8E #9C3E4C
analogous
#3E9C5F #3E9C8E #3E7B9C
triadic
#3E9C8E #8E3E9C #9C8E3E
tetradic
#3E9C8E #5F3E9C #9C3E4C #7B9C3E
square
#3E9C8E #5F3E9C #9C3E4C #7B9C3E
split-complementary
#3E9C8E #9C3E7B #9C5F3E
monochromatic
#1B443E #2D7066 #3E9C8E #5ABDAF #86CFC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#3E9C8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#3E9C8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E9C8E
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E9C8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E9C8E | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95938D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87898F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e9c8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 156, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.091 181.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7db9af',
500: '#3e9c8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e9c8e; $custom-light: #7db9af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e9c8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 156,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.064,
"s": 43.119,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63299,
"c": 0.09087,
"h": 181.9
},
"luminance": 0.26754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E9C8E
secondary
#B97D86
accent
#5568D3
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0B1110
muted
#7C807F