The wearable biosensing and food safety monitoring equipment requires high-brightness and thermally stable nearinfrared (NIR) phosphor-converted light emitting diodes (pc-LEDs), and the performance of these pc-LEDs is highly dependent on the properties of the NIR phosphors. This work reports an ultrawide near-infrared emission phosphor Ca 3 Sc 2 Si 3 O 12 : Cr 3+ . Under 460 nm excitation, Ca 3 Sc 2 Si 3 O 12 : Cr 3+ presents an ultrawide emission range from 650 to 900 nm. The weak absorption capacity of Cr 3+ is the main factor causing its undesirable luminous efficiency. Ce 3+ was introduced into the matrix as a role of sensitizer to contribute to the improvement of the absorption of Cr 3+ . An efficient process for energy transfer from Ce 3+ to Cr 3+ can be observed within the Ca 3 Sc 2 Si 3 O 12 codoped substance with Ce 3+ and Cr 3+ . The sample with the best doping concentration has demonstrated excellent thermal stability. At a particular temperature at 150 °C, the phenomenon of the near-infrared emission intensity is maintained at 82% at room temperature. The output power of the NIR-pc-LED based on the Ca 3 Sc 2 Si 3 O 12 : Ce 3+ , Cr 3+ and 450 nm chip reached 21.65 mW@350 mA. The excellent performance of penetrating human tissues demonstrated by the near-infrared pc-LED was observed.