#3CB7BC#3CB7BC
#3CB7BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.106 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB7BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 183, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.35, -31.42, -12.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.35, 33.78, 201.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.53% -0.0999 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.53% 0.106 199) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8700, 38.4553, 53.5210) |
| Luminance | 0.3846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.55
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.76
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.56
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB7BC #BC413C
analogous
#3CBC81 #3CB7BC #3C77BC
triadic
#3CB7BC #BC3CB7 #B7BC3C
tetradic
#3CB7BC #813CBC #BC413C #77BC3C
square
#3CB7BC #813CBC #BC413C #77BC3C
split-complementary
#3CB7BC #BC3C77 #BC813C
monochromatic
#1E5D5F #2D8A8E #3CB7BC #67CACE #95DADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#3CB7BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#3CB7BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB7BC
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB7BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB7BC | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAFBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A1BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb7bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 183, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.106 199.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84cdd0',
500: '#3cb7bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb7bc; $custom-light: #84cdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb7bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 183,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.344,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71531,
"c": 0.10566,
"h": 199
},
"luminance": 0.38458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB7BC
secondary
#C98E8B
accent
#524DDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282