#3CC9B3#3CC9B3
#3CC9B3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.122 H 180.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CC9B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 201, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 10.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.54, -42.19, 0.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.54, 42.19, 179.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.66% -0.1221 -0.0002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.66% 0.122 180.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8828, 45.9850, 49.8875) |
| Luminance | 0.4599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.49
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.00
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.49
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.53
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CC9B3 #C93C52
analogous
#3CC96C #3CC9B3 #3C98C9
triadic
#3CC9B3 #B33CC9 #C9B33C
tetradic
#3CC9B3 #6C3CC9 #C93C52 #98C93C
square
#3CC9B3 #6C3CC9 #C93C52 #98C93C
split-complementary
#3CC9B3 #C93C98 #C96C3C
monochromatic
#1E6D60 #2B9C8B #3CC9B3 #6CD6C6 #9CE4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#3CC9B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#3CC9B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CC9B3
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CC9B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CC9B3 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BDB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAFB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cc9b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 201, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.122 180.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85dac9',
500: '#3cc9b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cc9b3; $custom-light: #85dac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cc9b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 201,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.638,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75656,
"c": 0.1221,
"h": 180.1
},
"luminance": 0.45989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CC9B3
secondary
#D0919B
accent
#4860E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382