#3EB3AD#3EB3AD
#3EB3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.103 H 190.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EB3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 179, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 49%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 65%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 3.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.73, -33.51, -6.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.73, 34.14, 191.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.08% -0.1014 -0.0182) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.08% 0.103 190.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6461, 36.2786, 45.1779) |
| Luminance | 0.3628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.51
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.52
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.87
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EB3AD #B33E44
analogous
#3EB373 #3EB3AD #3E7FB3
triadic
#3EB3AD #AD3EB3 #B3AD3E
tetradic
#3EB3AD #733EB3 #B33E44 #7FB33E
square
#3EB3AD #733EB3 #B33E44 #7FB33E
split-complementary
#3EB3AD #B33E7F #B3733E
monochromatic
#1F5855 #2E8681 #3EB3AD #65CAC4 #92D9D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#3EB3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#3EB3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EB3AD
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EB3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EB3AD | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979DAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3eb3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 179, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.103 190.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83cac5',
500: '#3eb3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3eb3ad; $custom-light: #83cac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3eb3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 179,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.923,
"s": 48.548,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70078,
"c": 0.10307,
"h": 190.2
},
"luminance": 0.36281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EB3AD
secondary
#C5888B
accent
#5057D8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281