#3EB3AC#3EB3AC
#3EB3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.103 H 189.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EB3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 179, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 49%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 3.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.70, -33.79, -6.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.70, 34.32, 190.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.04% -0.1019 -0.0168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.04% 0.103 189.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5497, 36.2401, 44.6702) |
| Luminance | 0.3624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.28
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.19
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.54
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.84
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EB3AC #B33E45
analogous
#3EB371 #3EB3AC #3E80B3
triadic
#3EB3AC #AC3EB3 #B3AC3E
tetradic
#3EB3AC #713EB3 #B33E45 #80B33E
square
#3EB3AC #713EB3 #B33E45 #80B33E
split-complementary
#3EB3AC #B33E80 #B3713E
monochromatic
#1F5855 #2E8680 #3EB3AC #65CAC4 #92D9D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#3EB3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#3EB3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EB3AC
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EB3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EB3AC | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979DAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3eb3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 179, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.103 189.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cac4',
500: '#3eb3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3eb3ac; $custom-light: #82cac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3eb3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 179,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.41,
"s": 48.548,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70044,
"c": 0.10326,
"h": 189.4
},
"luminance": 0.36243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EB3AC
secondary
#C5888C
accent
#5058D8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281