#3CBC9C#3CBC9C
#3CBC9C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.121 H 172.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBC9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 188, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 0%, 17%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.99, -42.39, 6.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.99, 42.83, 171.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.75% -0.1195 0.0155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.75% 0.121 172.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8444, 39.3245, 37.6744) |
| Luminance | 0.3933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.51
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.10
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.26
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.96
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.48
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBC9C #BC3C5C
analogous
#3CBC5C #3CBC9C #3C9CBC
triadic
#3CBC9C #9C3CBC #BC9C3C
tetradic
#3CBC9C #5C3CBC #BC3C5C #9CBC3C
square
#3CBC9C #5C3CBC #BC3C5C #9CBC3C
split-complementary
#3CBC9C #BC3C9C #BC5C3C
monochromatic
#1E5F4F #2D8E76 #3CBC9C #67CEB5 #95DDCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#3CBC9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#3CBC9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBC9C
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBC9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBC9C | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B09A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A39E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cbc9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 188, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.121 172.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d1b9',
500: '#3cbc9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cbc9c; $custom-light: #82d1b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cbc9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 188,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71748,
"c": 0.12053,
"h": 172.6
},
"luminance": 0.39327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBC9C
secondary
#C98B9B
accent
#4D70DB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280