#3EA3A4#3EA3A4
#3EA3A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.092 H 196.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EA3A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 163, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 45%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 62%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0.6%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.56, -28.35, -9.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.56, 29.81, 197.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.8% -0.0885 -0.0255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.8% 0.092 196.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7817, 29.8965, 39.7374) |
| Luminance | 0.2990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.45
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.85
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.94
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.41
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EA3A4 #A43F3E
analogous
#3EA472 #3EA3A4 #3E70A4
triadic
#3EA3A4 #A43EA3 #A3A43E
tetradic
#3EA3A4 #723EA4 #A43F3E #70A43E
square
#3EA3A4 #723EA4 #A43F3E #70A43E
split-complementary
#3EA3A4 #A43E70 #A4723E
monochromatic
#1C4B4B #2D7778 #3EA3A4 #5DC1C2 #8AD2D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#3EA3A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.98
#3EA3A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3EA3A4
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EA3A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EA3A4 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.98 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999CA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8990A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ea3a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 163, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.092 196.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bebe',
500: '#3ea3a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ea3a4; $custom-light: #80bebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ea3a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 163,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.588,
"s": 45.133,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65801,
"c": 0.09208,
"h": 196.1
},
"luminance": 0.29899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EA3A4
secondary
#BD8181
accent
#5453D5
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181