#3C8B82#3C8B82
#3C8B82 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.079 H 185.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C8B82 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 139, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 40%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 57%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 6.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.99, -26.42, -2.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.99, 26.54, 185.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.5% -0.0783 -0.0072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.5% 0.079 185.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1236, 21.0361, 24.3781) |
| Luminance | 0.2104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 2.64
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.49
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.31
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.58
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.89
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C8B82 #8B3C45
analogous
#3C8B5B #3C8B82 #3C6D8B
triadic
#3C8B82 #823C8B #8B823C
tetradic
#3C8B82 #5B3C8B #8B3C45 #6D8B3C
square
#3C8B82 #5B3C8B #8B3C45 #6D8B3C
split-complementary
#3C8B82 #8B3C6D #8B5B3C
monochromatic
#173632 #2A605A #3C8B82 #51B4A8 #7BC6BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#3C8B82 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#3C8B82 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C8B82
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C8B82 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C8B82 | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#858482
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#787B83
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c8b82; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 139, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.079 185.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7aada6',
500: '#3c8b82',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c8b82; $custom-light: #7aada6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c8b82",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 139,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.165,
"s": 39.698,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.585,
"c": 0.07864,
"h": 185.2
},
"luminance": 0.21038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C8B82
secondary
#B0737A
accent
#5866D0
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF4F4
border
#C9CECE
text
#0A100F
muted
#7C7F7F