#3CB4A3#3CB4A3
#3CB4A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.108 H 181.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB4A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 180, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 9.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.71, -37.02, -1.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.71, 37.04, 181.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.108 -0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.108 181.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7925, 36.2448, 40.3326) |
| Luminance | 0.3625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.15
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.49
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.25
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.43
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB4A3 #B43C4D
analogous
#3CB467 #3CB4A3 #3C89B4
triadic
#3CB4A3 #A33CB4 #B4A33C
tetradic
#3CB4A3 #673CB4 #B43C4D #89B43C
square
#3CB4A3 #673CB4 #B43C4D #89B43C
split-complementary
#3CB4A3 #B43C89 #B4673C
monochromatic
#1D5850 #2D8679 #3CB4A3 #62CBBC #90DAD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#3CB4A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#3CB4A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB4A3
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB4A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB4A3 | 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)
#ACAAA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9DA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb4a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 180, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.108 181.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cbbe',
500: '#3cb4a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb4a3; $custom-light: #81cbbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb4a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 180,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.5,
"s": 50,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69949,
"c": 0.10802,
"h": 181.8
},
"luminance": 0.36248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB4A3
secondary
#C58790
accent
#4E62DA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281