#3EA49C#3EA49C
#3EA49C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.094 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EA49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 164, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 45%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 62%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 4.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.63, -31.10, -4.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.63, 31.44, 188.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.77% -0.0931 -0.0129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.77% 0.094 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2601, 29.9731, 36.1110) |
| Luminance | 0.2998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.36
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.45
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.32
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EA49C #A43E46
analogous
#3EA469 #3EA49C #3E79A4
triadic
#3EA49C #9C3EA4 #A49C3E
tetradic
#3EA49C #693EA4 #A43E46 #79A43E
square
#3EA49C #693EA4 #A43E46 #79A43E
split-complementary
#3EA49C #A43E79 #A4693E
monochromatic
#1C4B48 #2D7872 #3EA49C #5DC2BA #8AD3CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#3EA49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#3EA49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EA49C
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EA49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EA49C | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9C9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C909D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ea49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 164, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.094 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbfb9',
500: '#3ea49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ea49c; $custom-light: #7fbfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ea49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 164,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.294,
"s": 45.133,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65774,
"c": 0.09404,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.29975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EA49C
secondary
#BD8185
accent
#535DD5
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180