#3CB09E#3CB09E
#3CB09E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.106 H 180.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 176, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 10.2%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.34, -36.53, -0.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.34, 36.53, 180.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.79% -0.1061 -0.0013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.79% 0.106 180.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5574, 34.4773, 37.7544) |
| Luminance | 0.3448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.50
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.93
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.21
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.20
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB09E #B03C4E
analogous
#3CB064 #3CB09E #3C88B0
triadic
#3CB09E #9E3CB0 #B09E3C
tetradic
#3CB09E #643CB0 #B03C4E #88B03C
square
#3CB09E #643CB0 #B03C4E #88B03C
split-complementary
#3CB09E #B03C88 #B0643C
monochromatic
#1D554C #2C8275 #3CB09E #60C9B9 #8ED8CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#3CB09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#3CB09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB09E
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB09E | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A69D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9899A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 176, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.106 180.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c8ba',
500: '#3cb09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb09e; $custom-light: #80c8ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 176,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.69,
"s": 49.153,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68792,
"c": 0.1061,
"h": 180.7
},
"luminance": 0.3448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB09E
secondary
#C3858E
accent
#4F64D9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280