Teal
#3E9C9F
#3E9C9F is a teal with medium intensity, at step 500 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 5.8:1. On white it reaches only 3.3:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#3E9C9F shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #3E9C9F kept exactly at step 500. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 DEFEFF
- 100 B8F9FB
- 200 A0E8EA
- 300 7FCFD2
- 400 5BB3B6
- 500 3E9C9F
- 600 147C7F
- 700 006265
- 800 004A4C
- 900 003334
- 950 001D1E
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-teal-50: #defeff; --color-teal-100: #b8f9fb; --color-teal-200: #a0e8ea; --color-teal-300: #7fcfd2; --color-teal-400: #5bb3b6; --color-teal-500: #3e9c9f; --color-teal-600: #147c7f; --color-teal-700: #006265; --color-teal-800: #004a4c; --color-teal-900: #003334; --color-teal-950: #001d1e;}Is #3E9C9F readable?
Contrast for text on #3E9C9F and for #3E9C9F used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Large · 3.3APCA Lc 65 · Content text 16px and up
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AA · 5.8APCA Lc 44 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #1E8387 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Large · 3.3APCA Lc 60 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AA · 5.8APCA Lc 42 · Placeholders and disabled text
Color palettes with #3E9C9F
Six palettes built around #3E9C9F, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#3E9C9F · #45A6C9 · #00C08B · #CFE1FF · #1B2A2B
- Complementary#3E9C9F · #D16F76 · #FF8E8F · #89FAFF · #212929
- Split complementary#3E9C9F · #DA72A3 · #FB8849 · #85FCFB · #243233
- Triadic#3E9C9F · #A574B5 · #E2A500 · #89EAF3 · #1A2D2C
- Tetradic#3E9C9F · #8477DA · #FF8F92 · #E2D5A4 · #243436
- Monochromatic#3E9C9F · #009FA3 · #00BFC0 · #B2FAFF · #213435
#3E9C9F as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #3E9C9F looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #DEFEFF
- Brand 100, #B8F9FB
- Brand 200, #A0E8EA
- Brand 300, #7FCFD2
- Brand 400, #5BB3B6
- Brand 500, #3E9C9F
- Brand 600, #147C7F
- Brand 700, #006265
- Brand 800, #004A4C
- Brand 900, #003334
- Brand 950, #001D1E
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #F9FAFA
- Neutral 100, #F2F5F5
- Neutral 200, #E2E6E6
- Neutral 300, #CFD6D6
- Neutral 400, #99A3A3
- Neutral 500, #6B7676
- Neutral 600, #4C5757
- Neutral 700, #394243
- Neutral 800, #212A2A
- Neutral 900, #111A1A
- Neutral 950, #050C0C
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #2DA16E
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF6E5
- Warning 100, #FFE8C0
- Warning 200, #FCD387
- Warning 300, #E5B863
- Warning 400, #D4A340
- Warning 500, #AE7F06
- Warning 600, #8D6600
- Warning 700, #6F4F00
- Warning 800, #543B00
- Warning 900, #3A2800
- Warning 950, #221600
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC2
- Danger 300, #FFA396
- Danger 400, #F77767
- Danger 500, #CD4D40
- Danger 600, #B93C30
- Danger 700, #99221A
- Danger 800, #7B0805
- Danger 900, #580000
- Danger 950, #360000
Info
- Info 50, #EEF9FF
- Info 100, #D6EFFF
- Info 200, #AFE1FF
- Info 300, #74CBFC
- Info 400, #4EAEE1
- Info 500, #1B8ABD
- Info 600, #0076A5
- Info 700, #005D82
- Info 800, #004563
- Info 900, #003045
- Info 950, #001B2A
- Primary buttons use Brand 500 with neutral 950 text, at 6.1:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 500: it already reads on the dark background at 6.1:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #3E9C9F
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