#3CB3AD#3CB3AD
#3CB3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.104 H 190.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 179, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 3.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.68, -33.82, -6.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.68, 34.46, 191.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.03% -0.1024 -0.0185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.03% 0.104 190.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5230, 36.2151, 45.1722) |
| Luminance | 0.3622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.44
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.49
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.87
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB3AD #B33C42
analogous
#3CB372 #3CB3AD #3C7EB3
triadic
#3CB3AD #AD3CB3 #B3AD3C
tetradic
#3CB3AD #723CB3 #B33C42 #7EB33C
square
#3CB3AD #723CB3 #B33C42 #7EB33C
split-complementary
#3CB3AD #B33C7E #B3723C
monochromatic
#1D5754 #2D8581 #3CB3AD #62CAC5 #90DAD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#3CB3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#3CB3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB3AD
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB3AD | 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)
#A9AAAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979DAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 179, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.104 190.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cac5',
500: '#3cb3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb3ad; $custom-light: #82cac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 179,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.975,
"s": 49.791,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70025,
"c": 0.10404,
"h": 190.2
},
"luminance": 0.36218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB3AD
secondary
#C58689
accent
#4E55D9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281