#309C8C#309C8C
#309C8C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.099 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #309C8C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(48, 156, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 53%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 69%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 0%, 10.3%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.32, -34.06, -0.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.32, 34.07, 180.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.83% -0.099 -0.0018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.83% 0.099 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8387, 26.2967, 28.9415) |
| Luminance | 0.2630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.88
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.67
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.69
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.15
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.18
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#309C8C #9C3040
analogous
#309C56 #309C8C #30769C
triadic
#309C8C #8C309C #9C8C30
tetradic
#309C8C #56309C #9C3040 #769C30
square
#309C8C #56309C #9C3040 #769C30
split-complementary
#309C8C #9C3076 #9C5630
monochromatic
#133E38 #226D62 #309C8C #44C5B2 #73D4C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#309C8C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#309C8C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #309C8C
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##309C8C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##309C8C | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95938B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86888D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #309c8c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(48, 156, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.099 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78baad',
500: '#309c8c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #309c8c; $custom-light: #78baad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#309c8c",
"rgb": {
"r": 48,
"g": 156,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.111,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62828,
"c": 0.09901,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.26299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#309C8C
secondary
#BC6C78
accent
#4B61DC
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F