#3CBDBC#3CBDBC
#3CBDBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.109 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBDBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 189, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.16, -34.27, -9.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.16, 35.62, 195.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73% -0.106 -0.0269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73% 0.109 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1341, 40.9833, 53.9423) |
| Luminance | 0.4099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.70
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.26
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.97
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBDBC #BD3C3D
analogous
#3CBD7C #3CBDBC #3C7EBD
triadic
#3CBDBC #BC3CBD #BDBC3C
tetradic
#3CBDBC #7C3CBD #BD3C3D #7EBD3C
square
#3CBDBC #7C3CBD #BD3C3D #7EBD3C
split-complementary
#3CBDBC #BD3C7E #BD7C3C
monochromatic
#1F6060 #2D8F8E #3CBDBC #67CFCE #96DEDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#3CBDBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#3CBDBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBDBC
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBDBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBDBC | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B4BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA5BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cbdbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 189, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.109 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d1d0',
500: '#3cbdbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cbdbc; $custom-light: #84d1d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cbdbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 189,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.535,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72997,
"c": 0.10935,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.40987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBDBC
secondary
#C98C8C
accent
#4D4EDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282