#3CB4C4#3CB4C4
#3CB4C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.106 H 207.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB4C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 180, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.4%, 8.2%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.71, -27.57, -17.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.71, 32.81, 212.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% -0.0935 -0.0494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.106 207.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1443, 37.5855, 57.9853) |
| Luminance | 0.3759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.97
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.51
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.80
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.49
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 10.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB4C4 #C44C3C
analogous
#3CC490 #3CB4C4 #3C70C4
triadic
#3CB4C4 #C43CB4 #B4C43C
tetradic
#3CB4C4 #903CC4 #C44C3C #70C43C
square
#3CB4C4 #903CC4 #C44C3C #70C43C
split-complementary
#3CB4C4 #C43C70 #C4903C
monochromatic
#1F5E67 #2D8996 #3CB4C4 #6BC6D2 #9AD8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#3CB4C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#3CB4C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB4C4
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB4C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB4C4 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ADC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919FC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb4c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 180, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.106 207.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84cad5',
500: '#3cb4c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb4c4; $custom-light: #84cad5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb4c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 180,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.059,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.711,
"c": 0.10573,
"h": 207.8
},
"luminance": 0.37589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB4C4
secondary
#CC9790
accent
#5C4BDD
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283