#3CB3AE#3CB3AE
#3CB3AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.104 H 191.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB3AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 179, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 2.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.71, -33.54, -7.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.71, 34.28, 191.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.06% -0.1019 -0.0198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.06% 0.104 191) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6201, 36.2540, 45.6837) |
| Luminance | 0.3626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.91
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.70
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.83
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.11
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.72
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB3AE #B33C41
analogous
#3CB373 #3CB3AE #3C7DB3
triadic
#3CB3AE #AE3CB3 #B3AE3C
tetradic
#3CB3AE #733CB3 #B33C41 #7DB33C
square
#3CB3AE #733CB3 #B33C41 #7DB33C
split-complementary
#3CB3AE #B33C7D #B3733C
monochromatic
#1D5755 #2D8581 #3CB3AE #62CAC6 #90DAD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#3CB3AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#3CB3AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB3AE
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB3AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB3AE | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979DAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb3ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 179, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.104 191.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cac6',
500: '#3cb3ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb3ae; $custom-light: #82cac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb3ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 179,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.479,
"s": 49.791,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70059,
"c": 0.10385,
"h": 191
},
"luminance": 0.36257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB3AE
secondary
#C58689
accent
#4E54D9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282