#3CB3BC#3CB3BC
#3CB3BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.104 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 179, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.15, -29.48, -14.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.15, 32.73, 205.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.56% -0.0958 -0.0394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.56% 0.104 202.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0567, 36.8286, 53.2499) |
| Luminance | 0.3683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.41
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.89
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.54
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.49
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB3BC #BC453C
analogous
#3CBC85 #3CB3BC #3C73BC
triadic
#3CB3BC #BC3CB3 #B3BC3C
tetradic
#3CB3BC #853CBC #BC453C #73BC3C
square
#3CB3BC #853CBC #BC453C #73BC3C
split-complementary
#3CB3BC #BC3C73 #BC853C
monochromatic
#1E5B5F #2D878E #3CB3BC #67C7CE #95D8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#3CB3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#3CB3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB3BC
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB3BC | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ABBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939EBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 179, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.104 202.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83cad0',
500: '#3cb3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb3bc; $custom-light: #83cad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 179,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.219,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70555,
"c": 0.10362,
"h": 202.4
},
"luminance": 0.36832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB3BC
secondary
#C98F8B
accent
#574DDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282