#3CB99C#3CB99C
#3CB99C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.117 H 174.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB99C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 185, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 15.7%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.06, -41.08, 4.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.06, 41.36, 173.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.99% -0.1164 0.0121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.99% 0.117 174.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2102, 38.0561, 37.4630) |
| Luminance | 0.3806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.84
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.03
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.07
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB99C #B93C59
analogous
#3CB95D #3CB99C #3C97B9
triadic
#3CB99C #9C3CB9 #B99C3C
tetradic
#3CB99C #5D3CB9 #B93C59 #97B93C
square
#3CB99C #5D3CB9 #B93C59 #97B93C
split-complementary
#3CB99C #B93C97 #B95D3C
monochromatic
#1E5D4E #2D8B75 #3CB99C #65CDB5 #93DCCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#3CB99C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#3CB99C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB99C
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB99C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB99C | 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)
#B3AD9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A19E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb99c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 185, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.117 174.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cfb9',
500: '#3cb99c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb99c; $custom-light: #81cfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb99c",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 185,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.08,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70994,
"c": 0.11705,
"h": 174.1
},
"luminance": 0.38059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB99C
secondary
#C78998
accent
#4D6EDA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280