#3CC9CB#3CC9CB
#3CC9CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.116 H 196.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CC9CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 201, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.22, -35.59, -11.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.22, 37.50, 198.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.44% -0.1114 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.44% 0.116 196.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5247, 47.0418, 63.8014) |
| Luminance | 0.4705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.88
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.13
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.73
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.52
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CC9CB #CB3E3C
analogous
#3CCB86 #3CC9CB #3C82CB
triadic
#3CC9CB #CB3CC9 #C9CB3C
tetradic
#3CC9CB #863CCB #CB3E3C #82CB3C
square
#3CC9CB #863CCB #CB3E3C #82CB3C
split-complementary
#3CC9CB #CB3C82 #CB863C
monochromatic
#1E6E6F #2A9E9F #3CC9CB #6CD6D8 #9DE4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#3CC9CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.41
#3CC9CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CC9CB
10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CC9CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CC9CB | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.41 | 10.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBFCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cc9cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 201, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.116 196.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dada',
500: '#3cc9cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cc9cb; $custom-light: #87dada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cc9cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 201,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.839,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76435,
"c": 0.11618,
"h": 196.4
},
"luminance": 0.47046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CC9CB
secondary
#D19392
accent
#4947E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383