#3C8E85#3C8E85
#3C8E85 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.081 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C8E85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 142, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 41%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 58%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 0%, 6.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.03, -27.10, -2.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.03, 27.23, 185.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.37% -0.0804 -0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.37% 0.081 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7683, 21.9986, 25.6009) |
| Luminance | 0.2200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 2.16
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.61
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.85
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.65
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C8E85 #8E3C45
analogous
#3C8E5C #3C8E85 #3C6E8E
triadic
#3C8E85 #853C8E #8E853C
tetradic
#3C8E85 #5C3C8E #8E3C45 #6E8E3C
square
#3C8E85 #5C3C8E #8E3C45 #6E8E3C
split-complementary
#3C8E85 #8E3C6E #8E5C3C
monochromatic
#183834 #2A635D #3C8E85 #52B6AB #7DC8C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#3C8E85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.40
#3C8E85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C8E85
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C8E85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C8E85 | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#878785
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7D86
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00918B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c8e85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 142, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.081 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7aafa8',
500: '#3c8e85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c8e85; $custom-light: #7aafa8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c8e85",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 142,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.415,
"s": 40.594,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59369,
"c": 0.08074,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.22
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C8E85
secondary
#B2747B
accent
#5765D0
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF4F4
border
#C9CECE
text
#0A100F
muted
#7C7F7F