#3EB5C5#3EB5C5
#3EB5C5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.105 H 207.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EB5C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 181, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 8.1%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.09, -27.48, -17.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.09, 32.72, 212.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.43% -0.0932 -0.0493) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.43% 0.105 207.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5842, 38.0998, 58.6600) |
| Luminance | 0.3810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.20
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.63
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.69
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.56
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 10.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EB5C5 #C54E3E
analogous
#3EC591 #3EB5C5 #3E71C5
triadic
#3EB5C5 #C53EB5 #B5C53E
tetradic
#3EB5C5 #913EC5 #C54E3E #71C53E
square
#3EB5C5 #913EC5 #C54E3E #71C53E
split-complementary
#3EB5C5 #C53E71 #C5913E
monochromatic
#206069 #2E8B98 #3EB5C5 #6DC7D3 #9CD9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#3EB5C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#3EB5C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EB5C5
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EB5C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EB5C5 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6AEC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A0C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3eb5c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 181, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.105 207.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cbd6',
500: '#3eb5c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3eb5c5; $custom-light: #85cbd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3eb5c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 181,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.111,
"s": 53.785,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71431,
"c": 0.1054,
"h": 207.9
},
"luminance": 0.38103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EB5C5
secondary
#CD9991
accent
#5C4BDD
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283