#3EB5BF#3EB5BF

#3EB5BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.104 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3EB5BF
RGB	rgb(62, 181, 191)
HSL	hsl(185, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(185, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.90, -29.28, -14.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.90, 32.78, 206.72°)
OKLab	oklab(71.21% -0.0957 -0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(71.21% 0.104 203.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.9104, 37.8303, 55.1111)
Luminance	0.3783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3EB5BF #BF483E

analogous

#3EBF89 #3EB5BF #3E75BF

triadic

#3EB5BF #BF3EB5 #B5BF3E

tetradic

#3EB5BF #893EBF #BF483E #75BF3E

square

#3EB5BF #893EBF #BF483E #75BF3E

split-complementary

#3EB5BF #BF3E75 #BF893E

monochromatic

#205D63 #2F8991 #3EB5BF #6BC7CF #99D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#3EB5BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#3EB5BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3EB5BF

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3EB5BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3EB5BF	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949FC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3eb5bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 181, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.104 203.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84cbd2',
    500: '#3eb5bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3eb5bf;
$custom-light: #84cbd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3eb5bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.651,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71205,
    "c": 0.10404,
    "h": 203.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.37833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3EB5BF

secondary

#CA938F

accent

#584DDA

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3EB5BF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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