#3CB7AC#3CB7AC
#3CB7AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.108 H 186.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB7AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 183, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 67%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.2%, 0%, 6%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.88, -35.96, -4.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.88, 36.22, 186.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.98% -0.107 -0.0122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.98% 0.108 186.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2399, 37.8032, 44.9356) |
| Luminance | 0.3781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.16
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.78
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.76
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB7AC #B73C47
analogous
#3CB76E #3CB7AC #3C85B7
triadic
#3CB7AC #AC3CB7 #B7AC3C
tetradic
#3CB7AC #6E3CB7 #B73C47 #85B73C
square
#3CB7AC #6E3CB7 #B73C47 #85B73C
split-complementary
#3CB7AC #B73C85 #B76E3C
monochromatic
#1E5B55 #2D8981 #3CB7AC #64CCC3 #92DBD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#3CB7AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#3CB7AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB7AC
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB7AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB7AC | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEADAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA0AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb7ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 183, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.108 186.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cdc4',
500: '#3cb7ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb7ac; $custom-light: #82cdc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb7ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 183,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.634,
"s": 50.617,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70983,
"c": 0.10766,
"h": 186.5
},
"luminance": 0.37806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB7AC
secondary
#C6888E
accent
#4E5ADA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281