#3EB3BE#3EB3BE
#3EB3BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.103 H 204.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EB3BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 179, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.26, -28.60, -15.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.26, 32.36, 207.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.68% -0.094 -0.042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.68% 0.103 204.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3969, 36.9789, 54.3990) |
| Luminance | 0.3698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.64
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.70
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.28
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EB3BE #BE493E
analogous
#3EBE89 #3EB3BE #3E73BE
triadic
#3EB3BE #BE3EB3 #B3BE3E
tetradic
#3EB3BE #893EBE #BE493E #73BE3E
square
#3EB3BE #893EBE #BE493E #73BE3E
split-complementary
#3EB3BE #BE3E73 #BE893E
monochromatic
#205C62 #2F8890 #3EB3BE #6BC6CF #99D8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#3EB3BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#3EB3BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EB3BE
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EB3BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EB3BE | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ACBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929EBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3eb3be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 179, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.103 204.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84cad1',
500: '#3eb3be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3eb3be; $custom-light: #84cad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3eb3be",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 179,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.156,
"s": 50.794,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70682,
"c": 0.103,
"h": 204.1
},
"luminance": 0.36982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EB3BE
secondary
#C9938E
accent
#5A4EDA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282