#3EC2A9#3EC2A9
#3EC2A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.119 H 177.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EC2A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 194, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 12.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, -41.42, 2.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 41.48, 176.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.67% -0.1188 0.0052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.67% 0.119 177.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4363, 42.4691, 44.2271) |
| Luminance | 0.4247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.14
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.55
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.92
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.20
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EC2A9 #C23E57
analogous
#3EC267 #3EC2A9 #3E99C2
triadic
#3EC2A9 #A93EC2 #C2A93E
tetradic
#3EC2A9 #673EC2 #C23E57 #99C23E
square
#3EC2A9 #673EC2 #C23E57 #99C23E
split-complementary
#3EC2A9 #C23E99 #C2673E
monochromatic
#206658 #2F9481 #3EC2A9 #6DD1BE #9BDFD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#3EC2A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#3EC2A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EC2A9
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EC2A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EC2A9 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB6A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A9AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ec2a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 194, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.119 177.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d5c2',
500: '#3ec2a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ec2a9; $custom-light: #84d5c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ec2a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 194,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.636,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73671,
"c": 0.11888,
"h": 177.5
},
"luminance": 0.42472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EC2A9
secondary
#CB909C
accent
#4C67DB
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381