#3EA59E#3EA59E
#3EA59E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.094 H 188.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EA59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 165, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 45%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 62%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 4.2%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.00, -31.03, -5.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.00, 31.46, 189.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.09% -0.0933 -0.0145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.09% 0.094 188.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6105, 30.4007, 37.0701) |
| Luminance | 0.3040 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.77
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.09
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.86
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.65
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.28
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EA59E #A53E45
analogous
#3EA56A #3EA59E #3E79A5
triadic
#3EA59E #9E3EA5 #A59E3E
tetradic
#3EA59E #6A3EA5 #A53E45 #79A53E
square
#3EA59E #6A3EA5 #A53E45 #79A53E
split-complementary
#3EA59E #A53E79 #A56A3E
monochromatic
#1D4C49 #2D7973 #3EA59E #5EC2BC #8AD3CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#3EA59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#3EA59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EA59E
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EA59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EA59E | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9D9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C919F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ea59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 165, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.094 188.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c0ba',
500: '#3ea59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ea59e; $custom-light: #80c0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ea59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 165,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.922,
"s": 45.374,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66092,
"c": 0.09445,
"h": 188.8
},
"luminance": 0.30403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EA59E
secondary
#BE8185
accent
#535CD5
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180