#3EA6AC#3EA6AC
#3EA6AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.094 H 200.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EA6AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 166, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 64%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.74, -27.51, -11.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.74, 29.99, 203.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.83% -0.0882 -0.0331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.83% 0.094 200.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0660, 31.2726, 43.8423) |
| Luminance | 0.3127 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.62
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.80
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.08
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EA6AC #AC443E
analogous
#3EAC7B #3EA6AC #3E6FAC
triadic
#3EA6AC #AC3EA6 #A6AC3E
tetradic
#3EA6AC #7B3EAC #AC443E #6FAC3E
square
#3EA6AC #7B3EAC #AC443E #6FAC3E
split-complementary
#3EA6AC #AC3E6F #AC7B3E
monochromatic
#1E4F52 #2E7B7F #3EA6AC #61C1C6 #8ED2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#3EA6AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#3EA6AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EA6AC
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EA6AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EA6AC | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8992AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ea6ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 166, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.094 200.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c0c4',
500: '#3ea6ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ea6ac; $custom-light: #81c0c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ea6ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 166,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.273,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66833,
"c": 0.09418,
"h": 200.6
},
"luminance": 0.31275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EA6AC
secondary
#C18885
accent
#5851D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181