#3CB4BD#3CB4BD

#3CB4BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.104 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3CB4BD
RGB	rgb(60, 180, 189)
HSL	hsl(184, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(184, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.48, -29.67, -14.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.48, 32.92, 205.67°)
OKLab	oklab(70.84% -0.0964 -0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(70.84% 0.104 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.3660, 37.2742, 53.8866)
Luminance	0.3728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3CB4BD #BD453C

analogous

#3CBD86 #3CB4BD #3C74BD

triadic

#3CB4BD #BD3CB4 #B4BD3C

tetradic

#3CB4BD #863CBD #BD453C #74BD3C

square

#3CB4BD #863CBD #BD453C #74BD3C

split-complementary

#3CB4BD #BD3C74 #BD863C

monochromatic

#1F5C60 #2D888F #3CB4BD #67C8CF #96D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#3CB4BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.46

#3CB4BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3CB4BD

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3CB4BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3CB4BD	1.00	2.48	8.46	8.46
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6ACBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#939EBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3cb4bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 180, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.104 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83cbd0',
    500: '#3cb4bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3cb4bd;
$custom-light: #83cbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3cb4bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.186,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70836,
    "c": 0.10422,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.37277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3CB4BD

secondary

#C9908C

accent

#564DDB

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3CB4BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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