#3CB2A8#3CB2A8
#3CB2A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.104 H 187.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB2A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 178, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 0%, 5.6%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.23, -34.74, -4.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.23, 35.03, 187.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.61% -0.1036 -0.0127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.61% 0.104 187) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8485, 35.6258, 42.6051) |
| Luminance | 0.3563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.98
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.37
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.88
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.89
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB2A8 #B23C46
analogous
#3CB26D #3CB2A8 #3C81B2
triadic
#3CB2A8 #A83CB2 #B2A83C
tetradic
#3CB2A8 #6D3CB2 #B23C46 #81B23C
square
#3CB2A8 #6D3CB2 #B23C46 #81B23C
split-complementary
#3CB2A8 #B23C81 #B26D3C
monochromatic
#1D5652 #2D847D #3CB2A8 #61CAC1 #8FD9D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#3CB2A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#3CB2A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB2A8
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB2A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB2A8 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A8A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979CA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb2a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 178, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.104 187.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c9c1',
500: '#3cb2a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb2a8; $custom-light: #81c9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb2a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 178,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.915,
"s": 49.58,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69611,
"c": 0.10438,
"h": 187
},
"luminance": 0.35629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB2A8
secondary
#C4868B
accent
#4F5AD9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281