#3EC4AC#3EC4AC
#3EC4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.119 H 178.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EC4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 196, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 12.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.88, -41.53, 1.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.88, 41.56, 177.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.26% -0.1194 0.0035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.26% 0.119 178.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1693, 43.4792, 45.8768) |
| Luminance | 0.4348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.02
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.71
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.83
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.20
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.31
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EC4AC #C43E56
analogous
#3EC469 #3EC4AC #3E99C4
triadic
#3EC4AC #AC3EC4 #C4AC3E
tetradic
#3EC4AC #693EC4 #C43E56 #99C43E
square
#3EC4AC #693EC4 #C43E56 #99C43E
split-complementary
#3EC4AC #C43E99 #C4693E
monochromatic
#20685B #2E9784 #3EC4AC #6DD2C0 #9CE1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#3EC4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#3EC4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EC4AC
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EC4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EC4AC | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB8AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ec4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 196, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.119 178.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d6c4',
500: '#3ec4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ec4ac; $custom-light: #85d6c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ec4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 196,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.254,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74256,
"c": 0.11947,
"h": 178.3
},
"luminance": 0.43483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EC4AC
secondary
#CD919C
accent
#4B65DD
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381