#3EB5A4#3EB5A4
#3EB5A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.108 H 181.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EB5A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 181, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 49%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 66%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 9.4%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.09, -36.89, -1.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.09, 36.91, 181.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.28% -0.1076 -0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.28% 0.108 181.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2082, 36.7494, 40.8796) |
| Luminance | 0.3675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.58
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.07
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.47
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EB5A4 #B53E4F
analogous
#3EB569 #3EB5A4 #3E8AB5
triadic
#3EB5A4 #A43EB5 #B5A43E
tetradic
#3EB5A4 #693EB5 #B53E4F #8AB53E
square
#3EB5A4 #693EB5 #B53E4F #8AB53E
split-complementary
#3EB5A4 #B53E8A #B5693E
monochromatic
#1F5A51 #2E877B #3EB5A4 #66CABC #93DAD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#3EB5A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#3EB5A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EB5A4
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EB5A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EB5A4 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADABA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9EA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3eb5a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 181, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.108 181.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82ccbe',
500: '#3eb5a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3eb5a4; $custom-light: #82ccbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3eb5a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 181,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 48.971,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70283,
"c": 0.10766,
"h": 181.8
},
"luminance": 0.36752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EB5A4
secondary
#C58992
accent
#4F63D9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281