#3E9EAC#3E9EAC
#3E9EAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.091 H 208.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E9EAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 158, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 64%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.30, -23.48, -15.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.30, 28.19, 213.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.86% -0.0796 -0.0433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.86% 0.091 208.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6567, 28.4541, 43.3726) |
| Luminance | 0.2846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.14
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.97
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.75
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.78
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E9EAC #AC4C3E
analogous
#3EAC83 #3E9EAC #3E67AC
triadic
#3E9EAC #AC3E9E #9EAC3E
tetradic
#3E9EAC #833EAC #AC4C3E #67AC3E
square
#3E9EAC #833EAC #AC4C3E #67AC3E
split-complementary
#3E9EAC #AC3E67 #AC833E
monochromatic
#1E4B52 #2E757F #3E9EAC #61B9C6 #8ECDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#3E9EAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.69
#3E9EAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E9EAC
6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E9EAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E9EAC | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.69 | 6.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9198AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818CAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e9eac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 158, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.091 208.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bbc4',
500: '#3e9eac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e9eac; $custom-light: #80bbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e9eac",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 158,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.636,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64864,
"c": 0.09065,
"h": 208.5
},
"luminance": 0.28456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E9EAC
secondary
#C18C85
accent
#6251D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081