#3EA9BB#3EA9BB
#3EA9BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.099 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EA9BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 169, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.15, -24.51, -18.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.15, 30.52, 216.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.14% -0.085 -0.0505) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.14% 0.099 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1404, 32.9851, 52.0459) |
| Luminance | 0.3299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.95
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.76
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.09
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EA9BB #BB503E
analogous
#3EBB8F #3EA9BB #3E6BBB
triadic
#3EA9BB #BB3EA9 #A9BB3E
tetradic
#3EA9BB #8F3EBB #BB503E #6BBB3E
square
#3EA9BB #8F3EBB #BB503E #6BBB3E
split-complementary
#3EA9BB #BB3E6B #BB8F3E
monochromatic
#20565F #2F7F8D #3EA9BB #69BFCD #97D2DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#3EA9BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#3EA9BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EA9BB
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EA9BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EA9BB | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8896BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ea9bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 169, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.099 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c3cf',
500: '#3ea9bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ea9bb; $custom-light: #83c3cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ea9bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 169,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.64,
"s": 50.201,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68138,
"c": 0.09889,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.32988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EA9BB
secondary
#C8958D
accent
#624EDA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182