#3CBDAE#3CBDAE
#3CBDAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.112 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBDAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 189, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 7.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.76, -38.16, -2.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.76, 38.25, 183.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.53% -0.1122 -0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.53% 0.112 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6974, 40.4087, 46.3761) |
| Luminance | 0.4041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.06
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.99
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.08
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBDAE #BD3C4B
analogous
#3CBD6E #3CBDAE #3C8CBD
triadic
#3CBDAE #AE3CBD #BDAE3C
tetradic
#3CBDAE #6E3CBD #BD3C4B #8CBD3C
square
#3CBDAE #6E3CBD #BD3C4B #8CBD3C
split-complementary
#3CBDAE #BD3C8C #BD6E3C
monochromatic
#1F6058 #2D8F83 #3CBDAE #67CFC3 #96DED5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#3CBDAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#3CBDAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBDAE
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBDAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBDAE | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4B2AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A5AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cbdae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 189, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.112 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d1c6',
500: '#3cbdae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cbdae; $custom-light: #83d1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cbdae",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 189,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.023,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72534,
"c": 0.11249,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.40412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBDAE
secondary
#C98C93
accent
#4D5DDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282