#3CBDA9#3CBDA9
#3CBDA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.115 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBDA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 189, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 10.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.62, -39.50, -0.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.62, 39.50, 180.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.38% -0.1145 -0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.38% 0.115 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2191, 40.2173, 43.8566) |
| Luminance | 0.4022 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.18
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.20
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.15
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBDA9 #BD3C50
analogous
#3CBD69 #3CBDA9 #3C91BD
triadic
#3CBDA9 #A93CBD #BDA93C
tetradic
#3CBDA9 #693CBD #BD3C50 #91BD3C
square
#3CBDA9 #693CBD #BD3C50 #91BD3C
split-complementary
#3CBDA9 #BD3C91 #BD693C
monochromatic
#1F6056 #2D8F7F #3CBDA9 #67CFBF #96DED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#3CBDA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.04
#3CBDA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBDA9
9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBDA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBDA9 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.04 | 9.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B2A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A4AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cbda9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 189, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.115 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d1c2',
500: '#3cbda9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cbda9; $custom-light: #83d1c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cbda9",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 189,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.698,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72379,
"c": 0.11452,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.4022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBDA9
secondary
#C98C95
accent
#4D63DB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281