#3CAE9B#3CAE9B
#3CAE9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.105 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CAE9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 174, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 0%, 10.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.64, -36.41, 0.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.64, 36.41, 179.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.2% -0.1054 0.0004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.2% 0.105 179.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9131, 33.5968, 36.2813) |
| Luminance | 0.3360 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.77
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.71
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CAE9B #AE3C4F
analogous
#3CAE62 #3CAE9B #3C88AE
triadic
#3CAE9B #9B3CAE #AE9B3C
tetradic
#3CAE9B #623CAE #AE3C4F #88AE3C
square
#3CAE9B #623CAE #AE3C4F #88AE3C
split-complementary
#3CAE9B #AE3C88 #AE623C
monochromatic
#1D534A #2C8072 #3CAE9B #5FC8B6 #8DD8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#3CAE9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.72
#3CAE9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CAE9B
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CAE9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CAE9B | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.72 | 7.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A49A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96989D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cae9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 174, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.105 179.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c7b8',
500: '#3cae9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cae9b; $custom-light: #80c7b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cae9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 174,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68196,
"c": 0.10537,
"h": 179.8
},
"luminance": 0.33599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CAE9B
secondary
#C2838E
accent
#5066D8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280