#3CBC9E#3CBC9E
#3CBC9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.119 H 173.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 188, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 0%, 16%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.03, -41.89, 5.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.03, 42.20, 173.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.8% -0.1186 0.0128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.8% 0.119 173.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0152, 39.3928, 38.5736) |
| Luminance | 0.3940 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.52
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.75
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.52
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.59
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBC9E #BC3C5A
analogous
#3CBC5E #3CBC9E #3C9ABC
triadic
#3CBC9E #9E3CBC #BC9E3C
tetradic
#3CBC9E #5E3CBC #BC3C5A #9ABC3C
square
#3CBC9E #5E3CBC #BC3C5A #9ABC3C
split-complementary
#3CBC9E #BC3C9A #BC5E3C
monochromatic
#1E5F50 #2D8E77 #3CBC9E #67CEB6 #95DDCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#3CBC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#3CBC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBC9E
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBC9E | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B09D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A3A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cbc9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 188, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.119 173.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d1ba',
500: '#3cbc9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cbc9e; $custom-light: #82d1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cbc9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 188,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.938,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71805,
"c": 0.11928,
"h": 173.8
},
"luminance": 0.39396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBC9E
secondary
#C98B9A
accent
#4D6EDB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280