#3CBE9E#3CBE9E
#3CBE9E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.122 H 172.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CBE9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 190, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 16.8%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.65, -42.76, 5.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.65, 43.18, 172.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.31% -0.1206 0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.31% 0.122 172.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4454, 40.2532, 38.7170) |
| Luminance | 0.4026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.03
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.01
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.06
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.97
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.07
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CBE9E #BE3C5C
analogous
#3CBE5D #3CBE9E #3C9DBE
triadic
#3CBE9E #9E3CBE #BE9E3C
tetradic
#3CBE9E #5D3CBE #BE3C5C #9DBE3C
square
#3CBE9E #5D3CBE #BE3C5C #9DBE3C
split-complementary
#3CBE9E #BE3C9D #BE5D3C
monochromatic
#1F6151 #2D8F77 #3CBE9E #68CFB6 #96DECC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#3CBE9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#3CBE9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CBE9E
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CBE9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CBE9E | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B29C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A5A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cbe9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 190, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.122 172.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d2ba',
500: '#3cbe9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cbe9e; $custom-light: #82d2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cbe9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 190,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.231,
"s": 52,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72307,
"c": 0.1216,
"h": 172.8
},
"luminance": 0.40256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CBE9E
secondary
#CA8C9B
accent
#4C70DB
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380