#3CC9B2#3CC9B2
#3CC9B2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.123 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CC9B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 201, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 11.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.51, -42.45, 0.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.51, 42.46, 179.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.63% -0.1225 0.0012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.63% 0.123 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7821, 45.9447, 49.3568) |
| Luminance | 0.4595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.49
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.20
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.25
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.30
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CC9B2 #C93C53
analogous
#3CC96B #3CC9B2 #3C99C9
triadic
#3CC9B2 #B23CC9 #C9B23C
tetradic
#3CC9B2 #6B3CC9 #C93C53 #99C93C
square
#3CC9B2 #6B3CC9 #C93C53 #99C93C
split-complementary
#3CC9B2 #C93C99 #C96B3C
monochromatic
#1E6D60 #2B9C8A #3CC9B2 #6CD6C5 #9CE4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#3CC9B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#3CC9B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CC9B2
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CC9B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CC9B2 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BDB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAFB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cc9b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 201, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.123 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85dac9',
500: '#3cc9b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cc9b2; $custom-light: #85dac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cc9b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 201,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.213,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75626,
"c": 0.12256,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.45948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CC9B2
secondary
#D0919B
accent
#4861E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382