#3C9999#3C9999

#3C9999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.087 H 195.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C9999
RGB	rgb(60, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 44%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(180, 61%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.08, -26.93, -8.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.08, 28.14, 196.89°)
OKLab	oklab(62.85% -0.0836 -0.0227)
OKLCH	oklch(62.85% 0.087 195.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0020, 26.0410, 34.1558)
Luminance	0.2604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3C9999 #993C3C

analogous

#3C996B #3C9999 #3C6B99

triadic

#3C9999 #993C99 #99993C

tetradic

#3C9999 #6B3C99 #993C3C #6B993C

square

#3C9999 #6B3C99 #993C3C #6B993C

split-complementary

#3C9999 #993C6B #996B3C

monochromatic

#1A4141 #2B6D6D #3C9999 #56BDBD #82CECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.38

#3C9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.21

#3C9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C9999

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C9999	1.00	3.38	6.21	6.21
#FFFFFF	3.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#909299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81879A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.087 195.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7db7b7',
    500: '#3c9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c9999;
$custom-light: #7db7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 43.662,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62849,
    "c": 0.08661,
    "h": 195.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C9999

secondary

#B87979

accent

#5454D3

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C9999

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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