#3CB3AB#3CB3AB
#3CB3AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.104 H 188.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB3AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 179, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 4.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.63, -34.38, -5.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.63, 34.83, 189.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.96% -0.1033 -0.0157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.96% 0.104 188.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3309, 36.1383, 44.1606) |
| Luminance | 0.3614 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.02
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.83
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.22
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB3AB #B33C44
analogous
#3CB36F #3CB3AB #3C80B3
triadic
#3CB3AB #AB3CB3 #B3AB3C
tetradic
#3CB3AB #6F3CB3 #B33C44 #80B33C
square
#3CB3AB #6F3CB3 #B33C44 #80B33C
split-complementary
#3CB3AB #B33C80 #B36F3C
monochromatic
#1D5753 #2D857F #3CB3AB #62CAC3 #90DAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#3CB3AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#3CB3AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB3AB
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB3AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB3AB | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb3ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 179, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.104 188.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cac3',
500: '#3cb3ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb3ab; $custom-light: #82cac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb3ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 179,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.966,
"s": 49.791,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69958,
"c": 0.10446,
"h": 188.6
},
"luminance": 0.36141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB3AB
secondary
#C5868A
accent
#4E58D9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281