#3A9DAE#3A9DAE
#3A9DAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.093 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A9DAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 157, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 50%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 9.8%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.95, -23.01, -17.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.95, 28.77, 216.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.58% -0.0799 -0.048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.58% 0.093 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4387, 28.0671, 44.3238) |
| Luminance | 0.2807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.07
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.20
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.75
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.41
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.75
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A9DAE #AE4B3A
analogous
#3AAE85 #3A9DAE #3A63AE
triadic
#3A9DAE #AE3A9D #9DAE3A
tetradic
#3A9DAE #853AAE #AE4B3A #63AE3A
square
#3A9DAE #853AAE #AE4B3A #63AE3A
split-complementary
#3A9DAE #AE3A63 #AE853A
monochromatic
#1B4A52 #2B7480 #3A9DAE #5CB9C9 #8ACDD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#3A9DAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#3A9DAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A9DAE
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A9DAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A9DAE | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.61 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F98AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8BAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a9dae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 157, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.093 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbac6',
500: '#3a9dae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a9dae; $custom-light: #7fbac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a9dae",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 157,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.793,
"s": 50,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64576,
"c": 0.09323,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.28069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A9DAE
secondary
#C28B81
accent
#634EDA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082