#3CB598#3CB598
#3CB598 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.115 H 173.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB598 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 181, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 16%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.73, -40.33, 5.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.73, 40.64, 172.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.87% -0.1141 0.0128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.87% 0.115 173.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0520, 36.2727, 35.4334) |
| Luminance | 0.3628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 0.86
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.00
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.87
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.13
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.42
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB598 #B53C59
analogous
#3CB55C #3CB598 #3C95B5
triadic
#3CB598 #983CB5 #B5983C
tetradic
#3CB598 #5C3CB5 #B53C59 #95B53C
square
#3CB598 #5C3CB5 #B53C59 #95B53C
split-complementary
#3CB598 #B53C95 #B55C3C
monochromatic
#1E594B #2D8771 #3CB598 #63CBB2 #91DBC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#3CB598 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#3CB598 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB598
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB598 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB598 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 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)
#AFAA97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9D9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb598; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 181, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.115 173.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ccb6',
500: '#3cb598',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb598; $custom-light: #81ccb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb598",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 181,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.62,
"s": 50.207,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69872,
"c": 0.11485,
"h": 173.6
},
"luminance": 0.36275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB598
secondary
#C68796
accent
#4E70DA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280