#3CBD9E#3CBD9E
#3CBD9E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.120 H 173.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBD9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 189, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 16.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.34, -42.33, 5.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.34, 42.69, 172.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.06% -0.1196 0.014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.06% 0.12 173.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2295, 39.8215, 38.6451) |
| Luminance | 0.3982 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.78
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.78
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.87
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.24
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBD9E #BD3C5B
analogous
#3CBD5E #3CBD9E #3C9CBD
triadic
#3CBD9E #9E3CBD #BD9E3C
tetradic
#3CBD9E #5E3CBD #BD3C5B #9CBD3C
square
#3CBD9E #5E3CBD #BD3C5B #9CBD3C
split-complementary
#3CBD9E #BD3C9C #BD5E3C
monochromatic
#1F6050 #2D8F77 #3CBD9E #67CFB6 #96DECC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#3CBD9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#3CBD9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBD9E
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBD9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBD9E | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B19D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A4A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cbd9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 189, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.120 173.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d1ba',
500: '#3cbd9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cbd9e; $custom-light: #82d1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cbd9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 189,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.581,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72056,
"c": 0.12044,
"h": 173.3
},
"luminance": 0.39824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBD9E
secondary
#C98C9A
accent
#4D6FDB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280