#3CB8CC#3CB8CC

#3CB8CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.109 H 210.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3CB8CC
RGBrgb(60, 184, 204)
HSLhsl(188, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(188, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(70.6%, 9.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LABlab(69.18, -27.12, -19.95)
CIE-LCHlch(69.18, 33.67, 216.35°)
OKLaboklab(72.38% -0.0942 -0.0555)
OKLCHoklch(72.38% 0.109 210.5)
XYZxyz(29.8984, 39.5978, 63.1824)
Luminance0.3960 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3CB8CC #CC503C
analogous
#3CCC98 #3CB8CC #3C70CC
triadic
#3CB8CC #CC3CB8 #B8CC3C
tetradic
#3CB8CC #983CCC #CC503C #70CC3C
square
#3CB8CC #983CCC #CC503C #70CC3C
split-complementary
#3CB8CC #CC3C70 #CC983C
monochromatic
#1D6570 #2A90A1 #3CB8CC #6DCAD9 #9DDBE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35
#3CB8CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92
#3CB8CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3CB8CC
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3CB8CC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3CB8CC1.002.358.928.92
#FFFFFF2.351.0021.0021.00
#0000008.9221.001.001.00
##0000008.9221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B1CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3cb8cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 184, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.109 210.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85cddb',
    500: '#3cb8cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3cb8cc;
$custom-light: #85cddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3cb8cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.333,
    "s": 58.537,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72375,
    "c": 0.10934,
    "h": 210.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.39601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3CB8CC
secondary
#D19B92
accent
#5C46E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

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#3CB8CC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva