#3EB8CE#3EB8CE

#3EB8CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.109 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3EB8CE
RGB	rgb(62, 184, 206)
HSL	hsl(189, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(189, 70%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.30, -26.23, -20.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.30, 33.52, 218.50°)
OKLab	oklab(72.5% -0.0925 -0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(72.5% 0.109 212.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.2629, 39.7579, 64.4596)
Luminance	0.3976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3EB8CE #CE543E

analogous

#3ECE9C #3EB8CE #3E70CE

triadic

#3EB8CE #CE3EB8 #B8CE3E

tetradic

#3EB8CE #9C3ECE #CE543E #70CE3E

square

#3EB8CE #9C3ECE #CE543E #70CE3E

split-complementary

#3EB8CE #CE3E70 #CE9C3E

monochromatic

#1D6774 #2A92A5 #3EB8CE #6FCADA #A0DCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#3EB8CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95

#3EB8CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3EB8CE

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3EB8CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3EB8CE	1.00	2.35	8.95	8.95
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7B2CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A3CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C1BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3eb8ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 184, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.109 212.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86cddd',
    500: '#3eb8ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3eb8ce;
$custom-light: #86cddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3eb8ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.167,
    "s": 59.504,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72503,
    "c": 0.10923,
    "h": 212.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3EB8CE

secondary

#D39E95

accent

#5D45E3

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F9FB

border

#CBD2D4

text

#0D1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3EB8CE

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

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