#3EC9B9#3EC9B9
#3EC9B9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.119 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3EC9B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 201, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 0%, 8%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.74, -40.32, -2.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.74, 40.42, 183.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.89% -0.1186 -0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.89% 0.119 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6261, 46.2966, 53.1589) |
| Luminance | 0.4630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.31
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.17
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.52
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.54
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3EC9B9 #C93E4E
analogous
#3EC974 #3EC9B9 #3E93C9
triadic
#3EC9B9 #B93EC9 #C9B93E
tetradic
#3EC9B9 #743EC9 #C93E4E #93C93E
square
#3EC9B9 #743EC9 #C93E4E #93C93E
split-complementary
#3EC9B9 #C93E93 #C9743E
monochromatic
#1F6E65 #2C9E91 #3EC9B9 #6ED6CA #9EE4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#3EC9B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#3EC9B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3EC9B9
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3EC9B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3EC9B9 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBEB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAFBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ec9b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 201, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.119 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dace',
500: '#3ec9b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ec9b9; $custom-light: #86dace; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ec9b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 201,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.094,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75885,
"c": 0.11884,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3EC9B9
secondary
#D0939A
accent
#485AE0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382