#3CB99B#3CB99B
#3CB99B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.118 H 173.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB99B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 185, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 16.2%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.04, -41.33, 5.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.04, 41.67, 172.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.97% -0.1169 0.0134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.97% 0.118 173.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1259, 38.0223, 37.0188) |
| Luminance | 0.3802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.73
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.25
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.59
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.21
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB99B #B93C5A
analogous
#3CB95C #3CB99B #3C98B9
triadic
#3CB99B #9B3CB9 #B99B3C
tetradic
#3CB99B #5C3CB9 #B93C5A #98B93C
square
#3CB99B #5C3CB9 #B93C5A #98B93C
split-complementary
#3CB99B #B93C98 #B95C3C
monochromatic
#1E5D4E #2D8B74 #3CB99B #65CDB4 #93DCCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#3CB99B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#3CB99B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB99B
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB99B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB99B | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AD9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A19D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb99b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 185, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.118 173.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cfb8',
500: '#3cb99b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb99b; $custom-light: #81cfb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb99b",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 185,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.6,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70965,
"c": 0.11765,
"h": 173.5
},
"luminance": 0.38025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB99B
secondary
#C78998
accent
#4D6FDA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280