#3A9F8A#3A9F8A
#3A9F8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.098 H 176.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A9F8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 159, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 47%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 64%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 13.2%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.46, -34.31, 2.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.46, 34.39, 176.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.81% -0.0982 0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.81% 0.098 176.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7283, 27.5288, 28.3664) |
| Luminance | 0.2753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.86
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.70
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.76
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.45
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.46
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A9F8A #9F3A4F
analogous
#3A9F58 #3A9F8A #3A819F
triadic
#3A9F8A #8A3A9F #9F8A3A
tetradic
#3A9F8A #583A9F #9F3A4F #819F3A
square
#3A9F8A #583A9F #9F3A4F #819F3A
split-complementary
#3A9F8A #9F3A81 #9F583A
monochromatic
#19453C #2A7263 #3A9F8A #55C1AB #82D1C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#3A9F8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#3A9F8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A9F8A
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A9F8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A9F8A | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999589
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8B8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a9f8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 159, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.098 176.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cbcac',
500: '#3a9f8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a9f8a; $custom-light: #7cbcac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a9f8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 159,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.525,
"s": 46.544,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63813,
"c": 0.09841,
"h": 176.7
},
"luminance": 0.27531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A9F8A
secondary
#BB7A87
accent
#526DD6
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F