#3AC9B4#3AC9B4
#3AC9B4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.122 H 180.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3AC9B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 201, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 10.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.52, -42.20, -0.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.52, 42.20, 180.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.64% -0.1224 -0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.64% 0.122 180.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8658, 45.9645, 50.4165) |
| Luminance | 0.4597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.45
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.78
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.76
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.82
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3AC9B4 #C93A4F
analogous
#3AC96C #3AC9B4 #3A96C9
triadic
#3AC9B4 #B43AC9 #C9B43A
tetradic
#3AC9B4 #6C3AC9 #C93A4F #96C93A
square
#3AC9B4 #6C3AC9 #C93A4F #96C93A
split-complementary
#3AC9B4 #C93A96 #C96C3A
monochromatic
#1D6B60 #2B9B8B #3AC9B4 #6AD6C6 #9AE3D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#3AC9B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#3AC9B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3AC9B4
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3AC9B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3AC9B4 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BDB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAFB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ac9b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 201, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.122 180.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85daca',
500: '#3ac9b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ac9b4; $custom-light: #85daca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ac9b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 201,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.189,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75642,
"c": 0.12244,
"h": 180.8
},
"luminance": 0.45968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3AC9B4
secondary
#CF9099
accent
#485EE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382