#3CB1A5#3CB1A5
#3CB1A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.104 H 185.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB1A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 177, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.1%, 0%, 6.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.84, -35.10, -3.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.84, 35.27, 185.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.26% -0.1039 -0.0098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.26% 0.104 185.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3740, 35.1188, 41.0841) |
| Luminance | 0.3512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.17
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.04
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.66
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.13
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB1A5 #B13C48
analogous
#3CB16B #3CB1A5 #3C83B1
triadic
#3CB1A5 #A53CB1 #B1A53C
tetradic
#3CB1A5 #6B3CB1 #B13C48 #83B13C
square
#3CB1A5 #6B3CB1 #B13C48 #83B13C
split-complementary
#3CB1A5 #B13C83 #B16B3C
monochromatic
#1D5650 #2D837A #3CB1A5 #61C9BF #8FD9D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#3CB1A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#3CB1A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB1A5
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB1A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB1A5 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A7A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979BA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb1a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 177, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.104 185.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c9bf',
500: '#3cb1a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb1a5; $custom-light: #81c9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb1a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 177,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.846,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69264,
"c": 0.10438,
"h": 185.4
},
"luminance": 0.35122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB1A5
secondary
#C4858C
accent
#4F5DD9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281