#3CB5CB#3CB5CB

#3CB5CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.108 H 212.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3CB5CB
RGB	rgb(60, 181, 203)
HSL	hsl(189, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(189, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.25, -25.93, -20.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.25, 33.25, 218.76°)
OKLab	oklab(71.61% -0.0916 -0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(71.61% 0.108 212.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.1623, 38.3168, 62.3473)
Luminance	0.3832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3CB5CB #CB523C

analogous

#3CCB9A #3CB5CB #3C6ECB

triadic

#3CB5CB #CB3CB5 #B5CB3C

tetradic

#3CB5CB #9A3CCB #CB523C #6ECB3C

square

#3CB5CB #9A3CCB #CB523C #6ECB3C

split-complementary

#3CB5CB #CB3C6E #CB9A3C

monochromatic

#1E626F #2A8D9F #3CB5CB #6CC7D8 #9DDAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#3CB5CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.66

#3CB5CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3CB5CB

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3CB5CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3CB5CB	1.00	2.42	8.66	8.66
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4AFCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A0CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEBC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3cb5cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 181, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.108 212.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85cbda',
    500: '#3cb5cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3cb5cb;
$custom-light: #85cbda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3cb5cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.231,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71615,
    "c": 0.10841,
    "h": 212.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3CB5CB

secondary

#D19C92

accent

#5E47E1

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FA

border

#CBD1D3

text

#0C1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3CB5CB

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

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