#3AACB4#3AACB4
#3AACB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.100 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3AACB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 172, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 68%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.72, -28.73, -13.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.72, 31.71, 205.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.49% -0.093 -0.0373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.49% 0.1 201.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7321, 33.6971, 48.3719) |
| Luminance | 0.3370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.83
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3AACB4 #B4423A
analogous
#3AB47F #3AACB4 #3A6FB4
triadic
#3AACB4 #B43AAC #ACB43A
tetradic
#3AACB4 #7F3AB4 #B4423A #6FB43A
square
#3AACB4 #7F3AB4 #B4423A #6FB43A
split-complementary
#3AACB4 #B43A6F #B47F3A
monochromatic
#1C5457 #2B8086 #3AACB4 #60C5CC #8ED6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#3AACB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#3AACB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3AACB4
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3AACB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3AACB4 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA5B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D97B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3aacb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 172, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.100 201.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c5ca',
500: '#3aacb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3aacb4; $custom-light: #81c5ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3aacb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 172,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.934,
"s": 51.261,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68493,
"c": 0.1002,
"h": 201.8
},
"luminance": 0.337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3AACB4
secondary
#C58985
accent
#564DDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282