#3EA5AC#3EA5AC
#3EA5AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.094 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EA5AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 165, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 64%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.43, -27.01, -12.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.43, 29.72, 204.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.59% -0.0871 -0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.59% 0.094 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8849, 30.9105, 43.7820) |
| Luminance | 0.3091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.30
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.34
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EA5AC #AC453E
analogous
#3EAC7C #3EA5AC #3E6EAC
triadic
#3EA5AC #AC3EA5 #A5AC3E
tetradic
#3EA5AC #7C3EAC #AC453E #6EAC3E
square
#3EA5AC #7C3EAC #AC453E #6EAC3E
split-complementary
#3EA5AC #AC3E6E #AC7C3E
monochromatic
#1E4F52 #2E7A7F #3EA5AC #61C0C6 #8ED2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#3EA5AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#3EA5AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EA5AC
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EA5AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EA5AC | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999EAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8892AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ea5ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 165, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.094 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c0c4',
500: '#3ea5ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ea5ac; $custom-light: #81c0c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ea5ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 165,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.818,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66586,
"c": 0.09364,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.30913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EA5AC
secondary
#C18885
accent
#5A51D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181