#3EA5AE#3EA5AE
#3EA5AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.094 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EA5AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 165, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 64%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 5.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.50, -26.42, -13.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.50, 29.63, 206.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.66% -0.0863 -0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.66% 0.094 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0784, 30.9879, 44.8012) |
| Luminance | 0.3099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.68
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.55
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.99
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.08
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EA5AE #AE473E
analogous
#3EAE7F #3EA5AE #3E6DAE
triadic
#3EA5AE #AE3EA5 #A5AE3E
tetradic
#3EA5AE #7F3EAE #AE473E #6DAE3E
square
#3EA5AE #7F3EAE #AE473E #6DAE3E
split-complementary
#3EA5AE #AE3E6D #AE7F3E
monochromatic
#1E4F54 #2E7A81 #3EA5AE #62BFC7 #8FD1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#3EA5AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#3EA5AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EA5AE
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EA5AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EA5AE | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999EAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8892AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ea5ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 165, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.094 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c0c6',
500: '#3ea5ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ea5ae; $custom-light: #81c0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ea5ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 165,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.821,
"s": 47.458,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66661,
"c": 0.09393,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.3099
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EA5AE
secondary
#C28B86
accent
#5C51D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182