#3EA09C#3EA09C
#3EA09C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.091 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EA09C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 160, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 44%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 61%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 0%, 2.5%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.39, -29.16, -6.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.39, 29.86, 192.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.77% -0.0888 -0.0179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.77% 0.091 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5555, 28.5639, 35.8761) |
| Luminance | 0.2857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.60
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.18
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.71
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.89
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EA09C #A03E42
analogous
#3EA06B #3EA09C #3E73A0
triadic
#3EA09C #9C3EA0 #A09C3E
tetradic
#3EA09C #6B3EA0 #A03E42 #73A03E
square
#3EA09C #6B3EA0 #A03E42 #73A03E
split-complementary
#3EA09C #A03E73 #A06B3E
monochromatic
#1C4846 #2D7471 #3EA09C #5CC0BC #88D1CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#3EA09C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.71
#3EA09C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3EA09C
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EA09C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EA09C | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.71 | 6.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97989C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888D9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ea09c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 160, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.091 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbcb9',
500: '#3ea09c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ea09c; $custom-light: #7fbcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ea09c",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 160,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.551,
"s": 44.144,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64772,
"c": 0.09058,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.28566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EA09C
secondary
#BB7F81
accent
#5459D4
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180