#3CB59E#3CB59E
#3CB59E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.111 H 177.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 181, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 12.7%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.88, -38.79, 1.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.88, 38.84, 177.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.05% -0.1113 0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.05% 0.111 177.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5559, 36.4743, 38.0872) |
| Luminance | 0.3648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.62
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.46
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB59E #B53C53
analogous
#3CB562 #3CB59E #3C90B5
triadic
#3CB59E #9E3CB5 #B59E3C
tetradic
#3CB59E #623CB5 #B53C53 #90B53C
square
#3CB59E #623CB5 #B53C53 #90B53C
split-complementary
#3CB59E #B53C90 #B5623C
monochromatic
#1E594E #2D8776 #3CB59E #63CBB7 #91DBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#3CB59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#3CB59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB59E
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB59E | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAA9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 181, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.111 177.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ccba',
500: '#3cb59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb59e; $custom-light: #81ccba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 181,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.595,
"s": 50.207,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70047,
"c": 0.11143,
"h": 177.6
},
"luminance": 0.36477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB59E
secondary
#C68793
accent
#4E69DA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280