#3EB3A6#3EB3A6
#3EB3A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.105 H 184.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EB3A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 179, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 49%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 65%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 7.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.53, -35.44, -2.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.53, 35.56, 184.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.85% -0.1046 -0.0085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.85% 0.105 184.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9865, 36.0147, 41.7037) |
| Luminance | 0.3602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.82
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.48
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.09
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.79
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EB3A6 #B33E4B
analogous
#3EB36B #3EB3A6 #3E86B3
triadic
#3EB3A6 #A63EB3 #B3A63E
tetradic
#3EB3A6 #6B3EB3 #B33E4B #86B33E
square
#3EB3A6 #6B3EB3 #B33E4B #86B33E
split-complementary
#3EB3A6 #B33E86 #B36B3E
monochromatic
#1F5852 #2E867C #3EB3A6 #65CABE #92D9D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#3EB3A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#3EB3A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EB3A6
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EB3A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EB3A6 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA9A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999CA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3eb3a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 179, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.105 184.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cac0',
500: '#3eb3a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3eb3a6; $custom-light: #82cac0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3eb3a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 179,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.333,
"s": 48.548,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69848,
"c": 0.10495,
"h": 184.7
},
"luminance": 0.36018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EB3A6
secondary
#C5888F
accent
#505FD8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281