#3AAE99#3AAE99
#3AAE99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.107 H 178.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3AAE99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 174, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 50%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 12.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.54, -37.26, 1.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.54, 37.29, 177.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.08% -0.1073 0.003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.08% 0.107 178.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6280, 33.4690, 35.3984) |
| Luminance | 0.3347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.18
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.06
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.29
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.70
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3AAE99 #AE3A4F
analogous
#3AAE5F #3AAE99 #3A89AE
triadic
#3AAE99 #993AAE #AE993A
tetradic
#3AAE99 #5F3AAE #AE3A4F #89AE3A
square
#3AAE99 #5F3AAE #AE3A4F #89AE3A
split-complementary
#3AAE99 #AE3A89 #AE5F3A
monochromatic
#1B5248 #2B8071 #3AAE99 #5CC9B5 #8AD8CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#3AAE99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#3AAE99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3AAE99
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3AAE99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3AAE99 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A498
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96979B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3aae99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 174, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.107 178.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc7b7',
500: '#3aae99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3aae99; $custom-light: #7fc7b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3aae99",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 174,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.138,
"s": 50,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68081,
"c": 0.1073,
"h": 178.4
},
"luminance": 0.33472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3AAE99
secondary
#C2818D
accent
#4E67DA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280