#3CBD9C#3CBD9C
#3CBD9C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.122 H 172.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBD9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 189, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 17.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.29, -42.82, 6.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.29, 43.32, 171.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72% -0.1206 0.0167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72% 0.122 172.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0588, 39.7532, 37.7458) |
| Luminance | 0.3976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.36
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.39
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.69
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.24
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBD9C #BD3C5D
analogous
#3CBD5C #3CBD9C #3C9EBD
triadic
#3CBD9C #9C3CBD #BD9C3C
tetradic
#3CBD9C #5C3CBD #BD3C5D #9EBD3C
square
#3CBD9C #5C3CBD #BD3C5D #9EBD3C
split-complementary
#3CBD9C #BD3C9E #BD5C3C
monochromatic
#1F604F #2D8F76 #3CBD9C #67CFB4 #96DECB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#3CBD9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#3CBD9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBD9C
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBD9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBD9C | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B19A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A49E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cbd9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 189, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.122 172.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d1b9',
500: '#3cbd9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cbd9c; $custom-light: #82d1b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cbd9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 189,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.651,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72,
"c": 0.12171,
"h": 172.1
},
"luminance": 0.39756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBD9C
secondary
#C98C9B
accent
#4D71DB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280