#3CB49E#3CB49E
#3CB49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.110 H 178.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 180, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 12.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.57, -38.34, 1.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.57, 38.37, 177.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.8% -0.1103 0.0035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.8% 0.11 178.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3533, 36.0691, 38.0197) |
| Luminance | 0.3607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.68
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.74
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.13
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB49E #B43C52
analogous
#3CB462 #3CB49E #3C8EB4
triadic
#3CB49E #9E3CB4 #B49E3C
tetradic
#3CB49E #623CB4 #B43C52 #8EB43C
square
#3CB49E #623CB4 #B43C52 #8EB43C
split-complementary
#3CB49E #B43C8E #B4623C
monochromatic
#1D584D #2D8676 #3CB49E #62CBB8 #90DACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#3CB49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#3CB49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB49E
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB49E | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA99D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9DA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 180, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.110 178.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cbba',
500: '#3cb49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb49e; $custom-light: #81cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 180,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169,
"s": 50,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69796,
"c": 0.11033,
"h": 178.2
},
"luminance": 0.36072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB49E
secondary
#C58792
accent
#4E68DA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280