#3CBE9C#3CBE9C
#3CBE9C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.123 H 171.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBE9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 190, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 17.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.60, -43.26, 7.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.60, 43.82, 170.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.25% -0.1216 0.0178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.25% 0.123 171.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2746, 40.1849, 37.8178) |
| Luminance | 0.4019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.09
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.43
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.54
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.62
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.01
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBE9C #BE3C5E
analogous
#3CBE5B #3CBE9C #3C9FBE
triadic
#3CBE9C #9C3CBE #BE9C3C
tetradic
#3CBE9C #5B3CBE #BE3C5E #9FBE3C
square
#3CBE9C #5B3CBE #BE3C5E #9FBE3C
split-complementary
#3CBE9C #BE3C9F #BE5B3C
monochromatic
#1F6150 #2D8F76 #3CBE9C #68CFB4 #96DECB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#3CBE9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.04
#3CBE9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBE9C
9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBE9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBE9C | 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)
#B8B29A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A59E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cbe9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 190, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.123 171.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d2b9',
500: '#3cbe9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cbe9c; $custom-light: #82d2b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cbe9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 190,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.308,
"s": 52,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72251,
"c": 0.12288,
"h": 171.7
},
"luminance": 0.40188
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBE9C
secondary
#CA8C9C
accent
#4C72DB
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380