#3A8E8A#3A8E8A
#3A8E8A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.081 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A8E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 142, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 42%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 59%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.2%, 0%, 2.8%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.11, -26.10, -5.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.11, 26.67, 191.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.47% -0.0793 -0.0153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.47% 0.081 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0034, 22.0789, 27.4581) |
| Luminance | 0.2208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.05
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.35
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.48
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.84
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.04
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A8E8A #8E3A3E
analogous
#3A8E60 #3A8E8A #3A688E
triadic
#3A8E8A #8A3A8E #8E8A3A
tetradic
#3A8E8A #603A8E #8E3A3E #688E3A
square
#3A8E8A #603A8E #8E3A3E #688E3A
split-complementary
#3A8E8A #8E3A68 #8E603A
monochromatic
#173736 #286360 #3A8E8A #4EB7B2 #7AC9C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#3A8E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#3A8E8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A8E8A
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A8E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A8E8A | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86878A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#797D8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00928D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a8e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 142, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.081 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7aafac',
500: '#3a8e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a8e8a; $custom-light: #7aafac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a8e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 142,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.143,
"s": 42,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59469,
"c": 0.08075,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.22081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A8E8A
secondary
#B27275
accent
#565CD2
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF4F4
border
#C9CECE
text
#0A1010
muted
#7C7F7F