#3CB3AC#3CB3AC
#3CB3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.104 H 189.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 179, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 3.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.65, -34.10, -6.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.65, 34.64, 190.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.99% -0.1028 -0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.99% 0.104 189.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4266, 36.1766, 44.6645) |
| Luminance | 0.3618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.21
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.15
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.51
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.84
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB3AC #B33C43
analogous
#3CB371 #3CB3AC #3C7EB3
triadic
#3CB3AC #AC3CB3 #B3AC3C
tetradic
#3CB3AC #713CB3 #B33C43 #7EB33C
square
#3CB3AC #713CB3 #B33C43 #7EB33C
split-complementary
#3CB3AC #B33C7E #B3713C
monochromatic
#1D5754 #2D8580 #3CB3AC #62CAC4 #90DAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#3CB3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#3CB3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB3AC
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB3AC | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979DAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 179, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.104 189.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cac4',
500: '#3cb3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb3ac; $custom-light: #82cac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 179,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.471,
"s": 49.791,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69991,
"c": 0.10424,
"h": 189.4
},
"luminance": 0.36179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB3AC
secondary
#C5868A
accent
#4E57D9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281