#3EC9B4#3EC9B4
#3EC9B4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.121 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EC9B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 201, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 0%, 10.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.60, -41.65, -0.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.60, 41.65, 180.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.73% -0.1208 -0.0014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.73% 0.121 180.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1075, 46.0891, 50.4278) |
| Luminance | 0.4609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.85
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.68
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.73
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EC9B4 #C93E53
analogous
#3EC96F #3EC9B4 #3E99C9
triadic
#3EC9B4 #B43EC9 #C9B43E
tetradic
#3EC9B4 #6F3EC9 #C93E53 #99C93E
square
#3EC9B4 #6F3EC9 #C93E53 #99C93E
split-complementary
#3EC9B4 #C93E99 #C96F3E
monochromatic
#1F6E62 #2C9E8D #3EC9B4 #6ED6C7 #9EE4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#3EC9B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.22
#3EC9B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EC9B4
10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EC9B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EC9B4 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.22 | 10.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BDB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAFB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ec9b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 201, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.121 180.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86daca',
500: '#3ec9b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ec9b4; $custom-light: #86daca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ec9b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 201,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.935,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75731,
"c": 0.12083,
"h": 180.6
},
"luminance": 0.46093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EC9B4
secondary
#D0939C
accent
#485FE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7D8382