#3E9E97#3E9E97
#3E9E97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.090 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E9E97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 158, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 44%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 61%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 4.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.63, -29.59, -4.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.63, 29.97, 189.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.1% -0.0889 -0.0133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.09 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7969, 27.7102, 33.5774) |
| Luminance | 0.2771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.61
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.75
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.07
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.31
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.53
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E9E97 #9E3E45
analogous
#3E9E67 #3E9E97 #3E759E
triadic
#3E9E97 #973E9E #9E973E
tetradic
#3E9E97 #673E9E #9E3E45 #759E3E
square
#3E9E97 #673E9E #9E3E45 #759E3E
split-complementary
#3E9E97 #9E3E75 #9E673E
monochromatic
#1C4643 #2D726D #3E9E97 #5BBFB7 #87D0CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#3E9E97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#3E9E97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E9E97
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E9E97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E9E97 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969697
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878B98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e9e97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 158, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.090 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebbb5',
500: '#3e9e97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e9e97; $custom-light: #7ebbb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e9e97",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 158,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.625,
"s": 43.636,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.641,
"c": 0.08986,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.27712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E9E97
secondary
#BA7E82
accent
#545ED3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180