#3EC3CE#3EC3CE
#3EC3CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.112 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EC3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 195, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 70%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.57, -31.62, -15.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.57, 35.40, 206.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.14% -0.1034 -0.0442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.14% 0.112 203.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6374, 44.5068, 65.2511) |
| Luminance | 0.4451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.65
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.46
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.71
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EC3CE #CE493E
analogous
#3ECE91 #3EC3CE #3E7BCE
triadic
#3EC3CE #CE3EC3 #C3CE3E
tetradic
#3EC3CE #913ECE #CE493E #7BCE3E
square
#3EC3CE #913ECE #CE493E #7BCE3E
split-complementary
#3EC3CE #CE3E7B #CE913E
monochromatic
#1D6E74 #2A9CA5 #3EC3CE #6FD2DA #A0E1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#3EC3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#3EC3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EC3CE
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EC3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EC3CE | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BBCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FABCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ec3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 195, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.112 203.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5dd',
500: '#3ec3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ec3ce; $custom-light: #87d5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ec3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 195,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.583,
"s": 59.504,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75141,
"c": 0.11247,
"h": 203.1
},
"luminance": 0.44511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EC3CE
secondary
#D39995
accent
#5145E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383