#3C9B91#3C9B91
#3C9B91 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.090 H 185.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C9B91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 155, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 44%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 61%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.3%, 0%, 6.5%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.46, -30.17, -3.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.46, 30.32, 185.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.08% -0.0894 -0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.08% 0.09 185.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6934, 26.4457, 30.9020) |
| Luminance | 0.2645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.32
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.71
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.23
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.24
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.69
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C9B91 #9B3C46
analogous
#3C9B61 #3C9B91 #3C769B
triadic
#3C9B91 #913C9B #9B913C
tetradic
#3C9B91 #613C9B #9B3C46 #769B3C
square
#3C9B91 #613C9B #9B3C46 #769B3C
split-complementary
#3C9B91 #9B3C76 #9B613C
monochromatic
#1A433E #2B6F68 #3C9B91 #56BEB3 #83CFC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#3C9B91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#3C9B91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C9B91
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C9B91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C9B91 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939391
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858892
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c9b91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 155, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.090 185.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7db9b1',
500: '#3c9b91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c9b91; $custom-light: #7db9b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c9b91",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 155,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.684,
"s": 44.186,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63078,
"c": 0.08988,
"h": 185.6
},
"luminance": 0.26448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C9B91
secondary
#B97A81
accent
#5461D4
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F5
border
#CAD0CF
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F