#3CB9CB#3CB9CB
#3CB9CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.109 H 208.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB9CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 185, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -27.92, -19.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 33.77, 214.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% -0.0956 -0.0528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.109 208.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9873, 39.9669, 62.6223) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.86
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.04
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.25
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.84
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB9CB #CB4E3C
analogous
#3CCB95 #3CB9CB #3C72CB
triadic
#3CB9CB #CB3CB9 #B9CB3C
tetradic
#3CB9CB #953CCB #CB4E3C #72CB3C
square
#3CB9CB #953CCB #CB4E3C #72CB3C
split-complementary
#3CB9CB #CB3C72 #CB953C
monochromatic
#1E656F #2A919F #3CB9CB #6CCAD8 #9DDCE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#3CB9CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#3CB9CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB9CB
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB9CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB9CB | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9B2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb9cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 185, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.109 208.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85ceda',
500: '#3cb9cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb9cb; $custom-light: #85ceda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb9cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 185,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.552,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72576,
"c": 0.10924,
"h": 208.9
},
"luminance": 0.3997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB9CB
secondary
#D19A92
accent
#5A47E1
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7D8283