#3E9C8F#3E9C8F
#3E9C8F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.090 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E9C8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 156, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 43%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 0%, 8.3%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.77, -30.81, -1.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.77, 30.85, 182.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.33% -0.0903 -0.0044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.33% 0.09 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8308, 26.7823, 30.1584) |
| Luminance | 0.2678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.47
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.62
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.16
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.34
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.41
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E9C8F #9C3E4B
analogous
#3E9C60 #3E9C8F #3E7A9C
triadic
#3E9C8F #8F3E9C #9C8F3E
tetradic
#3E9C8F #603E9C #9C3E4B #7A9C3E
square
#3E9C8F #603E9C #9C3E4B #7A9C3E
split-complementary
#3E9C8F #9C3E7A #9C603E
monochromatic
#1B443F #2D7067 #3E9C8F #5ABDB0 #86CFC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#3E9C8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#3E9C8F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E9C8F
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E9C8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E9C8F | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95948F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878990
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e9c8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 156, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.090 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eb9af',
500: '#3e9c8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e9c8f; $custom-light: #7eb9af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e9c8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 156,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.702,
"s": 43.119,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63331,
"c": 0.09046,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.26784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E9C8F
secondary
#B97D85
accent
#5566D3
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0B1110
muted
#7C807F