#3CBAB9#3CBAB9

#3CBAB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.108 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3CBAB9
RGB	rgb(60, 186, 185)
HSL	hsl(180, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(180, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 0%, 0.5%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.17, -33.72, -9.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.17, 35.04, 195.79°)
OKLab	oklab(72.16% -0.1043 -0.0265)
OKLCH	oklch(72.16% 0.108 194.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.1754, 39.5780, 52.0439)
Luminance	0.3958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3CBAB9 #BA3C3D

analogous

#3CBA7A #3CBAB9 #3C7CBA

triadic

#3CBAB9 #B93CBA #BAB93C

tetradic

#3CBAB9 #7A3CBA #BA3C3D #7CBA3C

square

#3CBAB9 #7A3CBA #BA3C3D #7CBA3C

split-complementary

#3CBAB9 #BA3C7C #BA7A3C

monochromatic

#1E5D5D #2D8C8B #3CBAB9 #66CECD #94DCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#3CBAB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#3CBAB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3CBAB9

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3CBAB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3CBAB9	1.00	2.36	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AEB1B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9BA3BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C0B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3cbab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 186, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.108 194.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84cfce',
    500: '#3cbab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3cbab9;
$custom-light: #84cfce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3cbab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 186,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.524,
    "s": 51.22,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72159,
    "c": 0.10758,
    "h": 194.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.39581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3CBAB9

secondary

#C88A8B

accent

#4D4EDB

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3CBAB9

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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