#3CB49C#3CB49C
#3CB49C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.111 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 180, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 13.3%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.52, -38.86, 2.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.52, 38.95, 176.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.74% -0.1112 0.0062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.74% 0.111 176.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1826, 36.0008, 37.1204) |
| Luminance | 0.3600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.01
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.78
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB49C #B43C54
analogous
#3CB460 #3CB49C #3C90B4
triadic
#3CB49C #9C3CB4 #B49C3C
tetradic
#3CB49C #603CB4 #B43C54 #90B43C
square
#3CB49C #603CB4 #B43C54 #90B43C
split-complementary
#3CB49C #B43C90 #B4603C
monochromatic
#1D584C #2D8674 #3CB49C #62CBB6 #90DACB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#3CB49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#3CB49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB49C
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB49C | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA99B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9D9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 180, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.111 176.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cbb9',
500: '#3cb49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb49c; $custom-light: #81cbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 180,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168,
"s": 50,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69736,
"c": 0.11139,
"h": 176.8
},
"luminance": 0.36003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB49C
secondary
#C58793
accent
#4E6ADA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280