#3EA9AF#3EA9AF
#3EA9AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.096 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EA9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 169, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 48%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 65%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.75, -28.11, -12.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.75, 30.60, 203.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.68% -0.0901 -0.0335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.68% 0.096 200.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9091, 32.4926, 45.5608) |
| Luminance | 0.3250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.38
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.73
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EA9AF #AF443E
analogous
#3EAF7D #3EA9AF #3E71AF
triadic
#3EA9AF #AF3EA9 #A9AF3E
tetradic
#3EA9AF #7D3EAF #AF443E #71AF3E
square
#3EA9AF #7D3EAF #AF443E #71AF3E
split-complementary
#3EA9AF #AF3E71 #AF7D3E
monochromatic
#1E5255 #2E7D82 #3EA9AF #63C2C8 #90D4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#3EA9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#3EA9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EA9AF
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EA9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EA9AF | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA2B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C95B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ea9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 169, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.096 200.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c3c6',
500: '#3ea9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ea9af; $custom-light: #82c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ea9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 169,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.186,
"s": 47.679,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67682,
"c": 0.0961,
"h": 200.4
},
"luminance": 0.32495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EA9AF
secondary
#C38986
accent
#5851D7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182