#3EA3AD#3EA3AD
#3EA3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.093 H 204.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EA3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 64%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.2%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.85, -25.71, -13.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.85, 29.19, 208.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.13% -0.0846 -0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.13% 0.093 204.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6234, 30.2332, 44.1704) |
| Luminance | 0.3024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.56
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.00
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.64
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.65
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.90
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EA3AD #AD483E
analogous
#3EAD7F #3EA3AD #3E6BAD
triadic
#3EA3AD #AD3EA3 #A3AD3E
tetradic
#3EA3AD #7F3EAD #AD483E #6BAD3E
square
#3EA3AD #7F3EAD #AD483E #6BAD3E
split-complementary
#3EA3AD #AD3E6B #AD7F3E
monochromatic
#1E4E53 #2E7980 #3EA3AD #62BDC7 #8FD0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#3EA3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#3EA3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EA3AD
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EA3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EA3AD | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ea3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.093 204.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81bec5',
500: '#3ea3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ea3ad; $custom-light: #81bec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ea3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.405,
"s": 47.234,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66131,
"c": 0.09283,
"h": 204.4
},
"luminance": 0.30236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EA3AD
secondary
#C28B85
accent
#5D51D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181