#3CB6AE#3CB6AE
#3CB6AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.106 H 188.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB6AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 182, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 4.4%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.63, -34.94, -5.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.63, 35.42, 189.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.8% -0.105 -0.0162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.8% 0.106 188.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2279, 37.4696, 45.8863) |
| Luminance | 0.3747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.52
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.53
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.77
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.19
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB6AE #B63C44
analogous
#3CB671 #3CB6AE #3C81B6
triadic
#3CB6AE #AE3CB6 #B6AE3C
tetradic
#3CB6AE #713CB6 #B63C44 #81B63C
square
#3CB6AE #713CB6 #B63C44 #81B63C
split-complementary
#3CB6AE #B63C81 #B6713C
monochromatic
#1E5A56 #2D8882 #3CB6AE #63CCC5 #91DBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#3CB6AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#3CB6AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB6AE
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB6AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB6AE | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACACAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9FAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb6ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 182, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.106 188.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82ccc6',
500: '#3cb6ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb6ae; $custom-light: #82ccc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb6ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 182,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.066,
"s": 50.413,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70801,
"c": 0.10628,
"h": 188.8
},
"luminance": 0.37473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB6AE
secondary
#C6888C
accent
#4E57DA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282