#3CBA9E#3CBA9E
#3CBA9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.117 H 174.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBA9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 186, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 0%, 15.1%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.42, -41.01, 4.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.42, 41.23, 174.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.3% -0.1165 0.0105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.3% 0.117 174.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5909, 38.5442, 38.4322) |
| Luminance | 0.3855 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.23
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.06
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.71
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.12
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBA9E #BA3C58
analogous
#3CBA5F #3CBA9E #3C97BA
triadic
#3CBA9E #9E3CBA #BA9E3C
tetradic
#3CBA9E #5F3CBA #BA3C58 #97BA3C
square
#3CBA9E #5F3CBA #BA3C58 #97BA3C
split-complementary
#3CBA9E #BA3C97 #BA5F3C
monochromatic
#1E5D4F #2D8C77 #3CBA9E #66CEB6 #94DCCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#3CBA9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#3CBA9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBA9E
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBA9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBA9E | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AE9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A2A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cba9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 186, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.117 174.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cfba',
500: '#3cba9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cba9e; $custom-light: #82cfba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cba9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 186,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.667,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71303,
"c": 0.117,
"h": 174.8
},
"luminance": 0.38547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBA9E
secondary
#C88A98
accent
#4D6DDB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280