#3E9EA4#3E9EA4
#3E9EA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.089 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E9EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 158, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 45%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 62%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 3.7%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.03, -25.87, -11.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.03, 28.31, 203.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.56% -0.0831 -0.0318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.56% 0.089 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9114, 28.1560, 39.4474) |
| Luminance | 0.2816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.62
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.03
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.35
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E9EA4 #A4443E
analogous
#3EA477 #3E9EA4 #3E6BA4
triadic
#3E9EA4 #A43E9E #9EA43E
tetradic
#3E9EA4 #773EA4 #A4443E #6BA43E
square
#3E9EA4 #773EA4 #A4443E #6BA43E
split-complementary
#3E9EA4 #A43E6B #A4773E
monochromatic
#1C484B #2D7378 #3E9EA4 #5DBCC2 #8ACED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#3E9EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.63
#3E9EA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E9EA4
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E9EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E9EA4 | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.63 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9397A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838CA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e9ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 158, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.089 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbbbf',
500: '#3e9ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e9ea4; $custom-light: #7fbbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e9ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 158,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.529,
"s": 45.133,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6456,
"c": 0.08896,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.28158
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E9EA4
secondary
#BD8481
accent
#5B53D5
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181