#3CBCAD#3CBCAD
#3CBCAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.112 H 183.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBCAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 188, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 0%, 8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -37.98, -2.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 38.07, 183.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.26% -0.1117 -0.0075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.26% 0.112 183.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3860, 39.9411, 45.7932) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.01
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.09
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.81
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.94
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBCAD #BC3C4B
analogous
#3CBC6D #3CBCAD #3C8BBC
triadic
#3CBCAD #AD3CBC #BCAD3C
tetradic
#3CBCAD #6D3CBC #BC3C4B #8BBC3C
square
#3CBCAD #6D3CBC #BC3C4B #8BBC3C
split-complementary
#3CBCAD #BC3C8B #BC6D3C
monochromatic
#1E5F58 #2D8E82 #3CBCAD #67CEC2 #95DDD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#3CBCAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#3CBCAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBCAD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBCAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBCAD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 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)
#B3B1AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A4AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cbcad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 188, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.112 183.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d1c5',
500: '#3cbcad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cbcad; $custom-light: #83d1c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cbcad",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 188,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.969,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72255,
"c": 0.11191,
"h": 183.8
},
"luminance": 0.39944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBCAD
secondary
#C98B92
accent
#4D5DDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281