#3CB6BC#3CB6BC
#3CB6BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.105 H 199.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB6BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 182, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 3.2%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.05, -30.94, -12.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.05, 33.50, 202.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.29% -0.0989 -0.0357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.29% 0.105 199.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6645, 38.0442, 53.4525) |
| Luminance | 0.3805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.64
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.85
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.59
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.18
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB6BC #BC423C
analogous
#3CBC82 #3CB6BC #3C76BC
triadic
#3CB6BC #BC3CB6 #B6BC3C
tetradic
#3CB6BC #823CBC #BC423C #76BC3C
square
#3CB6BC #823CBC #BC423C #76BC3C
split-complementary
#3CB6BC #BC3C76 #BC823C
monochromatic
#1E5C5F #2D898E #3CB6BC #67CACE #95DADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#3CB6BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#3CB6BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB6BC
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB6BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB6BC | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AEBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A0BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb6bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 182, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.105 199.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83ccd0',
500: '#3cb6bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb6bc; $custom-light: #83ccd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb6bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 182,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.813,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71287,
"c": 0.10512,
"h": 199.8
},
"luminance": 0.38047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB6BC
secondary
#C98E8B
accent
#534DDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282