#3CB5AF#3CB5AF
#3CB5AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.105 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB5AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 181, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 3.3%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.35, -34.20, -6.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.35, 34.85, 191.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.59% -0.1036 -0.0188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.59% 0.105 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1217, 37.1006, 46.3336) |
| Luminance | 0.3710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.14
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.30
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.52
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.33
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB5AF #B53C42
analogous
#3CB573 #3CB5AF #3C7EB5
triadic
#3CB5AF #AF3CB5 #B5AF3C
tetradic
#3CB5AF #733CB5 #B53C42 #7EB53C
square
#3CB5AF #733CB5 #B53C42 #7EB53C
split-complementary
#3CB5AF #B53C7E #B5733C
monochromatic
#1E5956 #2D8783 #3CB5AF #63CBC6 #91DBD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#3CB5AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#3CB5AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB5AF
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB5AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB5AF | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABACAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999EB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb5af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 181, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.105 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cbc6',
500: '#3cb5af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb5af; $custom-light: #82cbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb5af",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 181,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.025,
"s": 50.207,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70587,
"c": 0.10525,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.37104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB5AF
secondary
#C6878A
accent
#4E55DA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282