#3E9D97#3E9D97
#3E9D97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.089 H 189.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E9D97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 157, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 43%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 61%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 3.8%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.32, -29.10, -5.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.32, 29.56, 190.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.85% -0.0878 -0.0145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.85% 0.089 189.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6270, 27.3704, 33.5208) |
| Luminance | 0.2737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.39
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.96
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.18
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.29
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E9D97 #9D3E44
analogous
#3E9D68 #3E9D97 #3E739D
triadic
#3E9D97 #973E9D #9D973E
tetradic
#3E9D97 #683E9D #9D3E44 #739D3E
square
#3E9D97 #683E9D #9D3E44 #739D3E
split-complementary
#3E9D97 #9D3E73 #9D683E
monochromatic
#1B4543 #2D716D #3E9D97 #5ABEB8 #86CFCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#3E9D97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#3E9D97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E9D97
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E9D97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E9D97 | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959597
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868A98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e9d97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 157, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.089 189.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebab5',
500: '#3e9d97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e9d97; $custom-light: #7ebab5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e9d97",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 157,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.211,
"s": 43.379,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63848,
"c": 0.08896,
"h": 189.4
},
"luminance": 0.27372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E9D97
secondary
#BA7D81
accent
#555DD3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1111
muted
#7C8080