#3C8A99#3C8A99
#3C8A99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.079 H 212.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C8A99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 138, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 44%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 61%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 9.8%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.42, -19.20, -15.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.42, 24.47, 218.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.1% -0.0669 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.1% 0.079 212.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6994, 21.4358, 33.3883) |
| Luminance | 0.2144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 3.41
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.15
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.77
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.36
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.14
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C8A99 #994B3C
analogous
#3C997A #3C8A99 #3C5C99
triadic
#3C8A99 #993C8A #8A993C
tetradic
#3C8A99 #7A3C99 #994B3C #5C993C
square
#3C8A99 #7A3C99 #994B3C #5C993C
split-complementary
#3C8A99 #993C5C #997A3C
monochromatic
#1A3B41 #2B626D #3C8A99 #56ACBD #82C2CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#3C8A99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#3C8A99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C8A99
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C8A99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C8A99 | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E869A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#707B99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00908F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c8a99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 138, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.079 212.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cacb7',
500: '#3c8a99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c8a99; $custom-light: #7cacb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c8a99",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 138,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.677,
"s": 43.662,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59098,
"c": 0.079,
"h": 212.2
},
"luminance": 0.21438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C8A99
secondary
#B88379
accent
#6954D3
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A1011
muted
#7C7F80