#3A9CA1#3A9CA1
#3A9CA1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.090 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A9CA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 156, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 47%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 64%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 3.1%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.20, -26.44, -11.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.20, 28.65, 202.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.83% -0.0844 -0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.83% 0.09 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0636, 27.2475, 37.9132) |
| Luminance | 0.2725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.18
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.99
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.08
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.66
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.75
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A9CA1 #A13F3A
analogous
#3AA173 #3A9CA1 #3A68A1
triadic
#3A9CA1 #A13A9C #9CA13A
tetradic
#3A9CA1 #733AA1 #A13F3A #68A13A
square
#3A9CA1 #733AA1 #A13F3A #68A13A
split-complementary
#3A9CA1 #A13A68 #A1733A
monochromatic
#1A4547 #2A7074 #3A9CA1 #56BDC2 #83CED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#3A9CA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#3A9CA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A9CA1
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A9CA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A9CA1 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9195A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818AA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a9ca1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 156, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.090 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7db9bc',
500: '#3a9ca1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a9ca1; $custom-light: #7db9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a9ca1",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 156,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.913,
"s": 47.032,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63828,
"c": 0.08979,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.2725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A9CA1
secondary
#BC7E7B
accent
#5851D7
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081