#3EB5BD#3EB5BD

#3EB5BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.104 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3EB5BD
RGB	rgb(62, 181, 189)
HSL	hsl(184, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(184, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.83, -29.87, -13.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.83, 32.88, 204.69°)
OKLab	oklab(71.13% -0.0965 -0.0381)
OKLCH	oklch(71.13% 0.104 201.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.6918, 37.7429, 53.9599)
Luminance	0.3775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3EB5BD #BD463E

analogous

#3EBD86 #3EB5BD #3E75BD

triadic

#3EB5BD #BD3EB5 #B5BD3E

tetradic

#3EB5BD #863EBD #BD463E #75BD3E

square

#3EB5BD #863EBD #BD463E #75BD3E

split-complementary

#3EB5BD #BD3E75 #BD863E

monochromatic

#205D61 #2F898F #3EB5BD #6AC8CE #98D9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#3EB5BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.55

#3EB5BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3EB5BD

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3EB5BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3EB5BD	1.00	2.46	8.55	8.55
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8ADBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#959FBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3eb5bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 181, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.104 201.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84cbd0',
    500: '#3eb5bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3eb5bd;
$custom-light: #84cbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3eb5bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.78,
    "s": 50.598,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71131,
    "c": 0.10375,
    "h": 201.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.37746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3EB5BD

secondary

#C9928E

accent

#574EDA

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3EB5BD

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