#3C8F8D#3C8F8D

#3C8F8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.080 H 193.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3C8F8D
RGBrgb(60, 143, 141)
HSLhsl(179, 41%, 40%)
HSVhsv(179, 58%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 1.4%, 43.9%)
CIE-LABlab(54.58, -25.36, -6.50)
CIE-LCHlch(54.58, 26.18, 194.38°)
OKLaboklab(59.9% -0.0778 -0.018)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.08 193.1)
XYZxyz(16.4916, 22.5270, 28.6732)
Luminance0.2253 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3C8F8D #8F3C3E
analogous
#3C8F63 #3C8F8D #3C688F
triadic
#3C8F8D #8D3C8F #8F8D3C
tetradic
#3C8F8D #633C8F #8F3C3E #688F3C
square
#3C8F8D #633C8F #8F3C3E #688F3C
split-complementary
#3C8F8D #8F3C68 #8F633C
monochromatic
#183938 #2A6462 #3C8F8D #52B6B4 #7DC8C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81
#3C8F8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51
#3C8F8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8F8D
5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3C8F8D#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3C8F8D1.003.815.515.51
#FFFFFF3.811.0021.0021.00
#0000005.5121.001.001.00
##0000005.5121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#87888D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#797E8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00938E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3c8f8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 143, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.080 193.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bb0ae',
    500: '#3c8f8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3c8f8d;
$custom-light: #7bb0ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3c8f8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.554,
    "s": 40.887,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59899,
    "c": 0.07989,
    "h": 193.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3C8F8D
secondary
#B27576
accent
#575AD1
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF4F4
border
#C9CECE
text
#0A1010
muted
#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

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#3C8F8D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva