#3EC5B3#3EC5B3
#3EC5B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.117 H 182.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EC5B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 197, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 0%, 9.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.37, -40.14, -1.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.37, 40.17, 182.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% -0.1172 -0.0047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.117 182.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0857, 44.2079, 49.5865) |
| Luminance | 0.4421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.36
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.63
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.69
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.13
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EC5B3 #C53E50
analogous
#3EC56F #3EC5B3 #3E93C5
triadic
#3EC5B3 #B33EC5 #C5B33E
tetradic
#3EC5B3 #6F3EC5 #C53E50 #93C53E
square
#3EC5B3 #6F3EC5 #C53E50 #93C53E
split-complementary
#3EC5B3 #C53E93 #C56F3E
monochromatic
#20695F #2E988A #3EC5B3 #6DD3C6 #9CE1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#3EC5B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.84
#3EC5B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EC5B3
9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EC5B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EC5B3 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.84 | 9.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBAB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ACB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ec5b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 197, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.117 182.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d7c9',
500: '#3ec5b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ec5b3; $custom-light: #85d7c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ec5b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 197,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172,
"s": 53.785,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74715,
"c": 0.11734,
"h": 182.3
},
"luminance": 0.44211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EC5B3
secondary
#CD9199
accent
#4B5EDD
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382