#3EC8B5#3EC8B5
#3EC8B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.119 H 181.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EC8B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 200, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 0%, 9.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.33, -40.94, -1.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.33, 40.96, 181.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.52% -0.1194 -0.0039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.52% 0.119 181.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9774, 45.6653, 50.8888) |
| Luminance | 0.4567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.33
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.56
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.99
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EC8B5 #C83E51
analogous
#3EC870 #3EC8B5 #3E96C8
triadic
#3EC8B5 #B53EC8 #C8B53E
tetradic
#3EC8B5 #703EC8 #C83E51 #96C83E
square
#3EC8B5 #703EC8 #C83E51 #96C83E
split-complementary
#3EC8B5 #C83E96 #C8703E
monochromatic
#1F6D62 #2D9C8D #3EC8B5 #6ED6C7 #9DE3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#3EC8B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.13
#3EC8B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EC8B5
10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EC8B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EC8B5 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.13 | 10.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBCB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAEB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ec8b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 200, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.119 181.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d9cb',
500: '#3ec8b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ec8b5; $custom-light: #86d9cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ec8b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 200,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.739,
"s": 55.645,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75516,
"c": 0.11942,
"h": 181.9
},
"luminance": 0.45669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EC8B5
secondary
#CF929B
accent
#495EDF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7D8382