#3EAC9E#3EAC9E
#3EAC9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.101 H 183.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EAC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 172, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 64%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 8.1%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.16, -34.34, -1.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.16, 34.40, 183.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.84% -0.1008 -0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.84% 0.101 183.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9078, 32.9953, 37.5026) |
| Luminance | 0.3300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.65
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.88
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.81
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EAC9E #AC3E4C
analogous
#3EAC67 #3EAC9E #3E83AC
triadic
#3EAC9E #9E3EAC #AC9E3E
tetradic
#3EAC9E #673EAC #AC3E4C #83AC3E
square
#3EAC9E #673EAC #AC3E4C #83AC3E
split-complementary
#3EAC9E #AC3E83 #AC673E
monochromatic
#1E524B #2E7F75 #3EAC9E #61C6B9 #8ED6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#3EAC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#3EAC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EAC9E
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EAC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EAC9E | 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)
#A4A39E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94969F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3eac9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 172, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.101 183.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c5ba',
500: '#3eac9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3eac9e; $custom-light: #81c5ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3eac9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 172,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.364,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67844,
"c": 0.10102,
"h": 183.4
},
"luminance": 0.32998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EAC9E
secondary
#C1858C
accent
#5162D7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280