#3CC9C8#3CC9C8
#3CC9C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.116 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CC9C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 201, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 0.5%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.13, -36.45, -10.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.13, 37.88, 195.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.33% -0.1127 -0.0287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.33% 0.116 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1707, 46.9002, 61.9368) |
| Luminance | 0.4690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.17
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.43
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.89
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.99
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CC9C8 #C93C3D
analogous
#3CC981 #3CC9C8 #3C83C9
triadic
#3CC9C8 #C83CC9 #C9C83C
tetradic
#3CC9C8 #813CC9 #C93C3D #83C93C
square
#3CC9C8 #813CC9 #C93C3D #83C93C
split-complementary
#3CC9C8 #C93C83 #C9813C
monochromatic
#1E6D6C #2B9C9C #3CC9C8 #6CD6D6 #9CE4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#3CC9C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.38
#3CC9C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CC9C8
10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CC9C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CC9C8 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.38 | 10.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBFC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B0C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cc9c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 201, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.116 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dad8',
500: '#3cc9c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cc9c8; $custom-light: #87dad8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cc9c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 201,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.574,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76331,
"c": 0.11635,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.46904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CC9C8
secondary
#D09192
accent
#4849E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383