#3EC9B3#3EC9B3
#3EC9B3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.121 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EC9B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 201, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 0%, 10.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.58, -41.91, 0.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.58, 41.91, 179.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.7% -0.1213 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.7% 0.121 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0060, 46.0485, 49.8932) |
| Luminance | 0.4605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.04
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.42
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.55
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EC9B3 #C93E54
analogous
#3EC96E #3EC9B3 #3E99C9
triadic
#3EC9B3 #B33EC9 #C9B33E
tetradic
#3EC9B3 #6E3EC9 #C93E54 #99C93E
square
#3EC9B3 #6E3EC9 #C93E54 #99C93E
split-complementary
#3EC9B3 #C93E99 #C96E3E
monochromatic
#1F6E61 #2C9E8C #3EC9B3 #6ED6C6 #9EE4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#3EC9B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#3EC9B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EC9B3
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EC9B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EC9B3 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BDB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAFB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ec9b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 201, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.121 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dac9',
500: '#3ec9b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ec9b3; $custom-light: #86dac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ec9b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 201,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.504,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75701,
"c": 0.12128,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.46052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EC9B3
secondary
#D0939D
accent
#4860E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7D8382