#3CB6AC#3CB6AC
#3CB6AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.107 H 187.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB6AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 182, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 5.5%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.57, -35.50, -4.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.57, 35.81, 187.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.74% -0.1059 -0.0134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.74% 0.107 187.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0344, 37.3922, 44.8671) |
| Luminance | 0.3740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.18
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.86
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.20
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.05
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB6AC #B63C46
analogous
#3CB66F #3CB6AC #3C83B6
triadic
#3CB6AC #AC3CB6 #B6AC3C
tetradic
#3CB6AC #6F3CB6 #B63C46 #83B63C
square
#3CB6AC #6F3CB6 #B63C46 #83B63C
split-complementary
#3CB6AC #B63C83 #B66F3C
monochromatic
#1E5A55 #2D8881 #3CB6AC #63CCC3 #91DBD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#3CB6AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#3CB6AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB6AC
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB6AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB6AC | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACACAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb6ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 182, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.107 187.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82ccc4',
500: '#3cb6ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb6ac; $custom-light: #82ccc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb6ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 182,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.082,
"s": 50.413,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70735,
"c": 0.10678,
"h": 187.2
},
"luminance": 0.37395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB6AC
secondary
#C6888D
accent
#4E59DA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281