#3CB3AA#3CB3AA
#3CB3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.105 H 187.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 179, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.60, -34.66, -5.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.60, 35.03, 188.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.93% -0.1037 -0.0143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.93% 0.105 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2359, 36.1003, 43.6605) |
| Luminance | 0.3610 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.42
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.86
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.52
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.95
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.28
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB3AA #B33C45
analogous
#3CB36F #3CB3AA #3C81B3
triadic
#3CB3AA #AA3CB3 #B3AA3C
tetradic
#3CB3AA #6F3CB3 #B33C45 #81B33C
square
#3CB3AA #6F3CB3 #B33C45 #81B33C
split-complementary
#3CB3AA #B33C81 #B36F3C
monochromatic
#1D5753 #2D857E #3CB3AA #62CAC2 #90DAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#3CB3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#3CB3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB3AA
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB3AA | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 179, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.105 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cac3',
500: '#3cb3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb3aa; $custom-light: #81cac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 179,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.462,
"s": 49.791,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69925,
"c": 0.10471,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.36103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB3AA
secondary
#C5868B
accent
#4E59D9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281