#3CB49F#3CB49F
#3CB49F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.110 H 178.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 180, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 11.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.60, -38.08, 1.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.60, 38.10, 178.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.83% -0.1098 0.0021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.83% 0.11 178.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4397, 36.1037, 38.4748) |
| Luminance | 0.3611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.56
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.07
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.13
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.80
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB49F #B43C51
analogous
#3CB463 #3CB49F #3C8DB4
triadic
#3CB49F #9F3CB4 #B49F3C
tetradic
#3CB49F #633CB4 #B43C51 #8DB43C
square
#3CB49F #633CB4 #B43C51 #8DB43C
split-complementary
#3CB49F #B43C8D #B4633C
monochromatic
#1D584E #2D8676 #3CB49F #62CBB9 #90DACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#3CB49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#3CB49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB49F
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB49F | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA99E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9DA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 180, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.110 178.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cbbb',
500: '#3cb49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb49f; $custom-light: #81cbbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 180,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.5,
"s": 50,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69826,
"c": 0.10984,
"h": 178.9
},
"luminance": 0.36106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB49F
secondary
#C58792
accent
#4E67DA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280