#3A9EAE#3A9EAE
#3A9EAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.093 H 210.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A9EAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 158, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 50%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 9.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.25, -23.52, -16.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.25, 28.91, 215.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.82% -0.081 -0.0467) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.82% 0.093 210) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6085, 28.4069, 44.3805) |
| Luminance | 0.2841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.79
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.87
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.13
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.40
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.62
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A9EAE #AE4A3A
analogous
#3AAE84 #3A9EAE #3A64AE
triadic
#3A9EAE #AE3A9E #9EAE3A
tetradic
#3A9EAE #843AAE #AE4A3A #64AE3A
square
#3A9EAE #843AAE #AE4A3A #64AE3A
split-complementary
#3A9EAE #AE3A64 #AE843A
monochromatic
#1B4B52 #2B7480 #3A9EAE #5CBAC9 #8ACDD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#3A9EAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.68
#3A9EAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A9EAE
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A9EAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A9EAE | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9098AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8CAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a9eae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 158, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.093 210.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbbc6',
500: '#3a9eae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a9eae; $custom-light: #7fbbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a9eae",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 158,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.276,
"s": 50,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64822,
"c": 0.09347,
"h": 210
},
"luminance": 0.28409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A9EAE
secondary
#C28A81
accent
#614EDA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082