#3CC9C9#3CC9C9
#3CC9C9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.116 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CC9C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 201, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.16, -36.16, -10.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.16, 37.75, 196.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.37% -0.1123 -0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.37% 0.116 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2879, 46.9471, 62.5543) |
| Luminance | 0.4695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.01
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.16
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.15
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CC9C9 #C93C3C
analogous
#3CC982 #3CC9C9 #3C82C9
triadic
#3CC9C9 #C93CC9 #C9C93C
tetradic
#3CC9C9 #823CC9 #C93C3C #82C93C
square
#3CC9C9 #823CC9 #C93C3C #82C93C
split-complementary
#3CC9C9 #C93C82 #C9823C
monochromatic
#1E6D6D #2B9C9C #3CC9C9 #6CD6D6 #9CE4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#3CC9C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.39
#3CC9C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CC9C9
10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CC9C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CC9C9 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.39 | 10.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBFC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B0CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cc9c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 201, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.116 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dad9',
500: '#3cc9c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cc9c9; $custom-light: #87dad9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cc9c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 201,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76366,
"c": 0.11628,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.46951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CC9C9
secondary
#D09191
accent
#4848E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383