#3C9AAA#3C9AAA
#3C9AAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.090 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C9AAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 154, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.95, -22.37, -16.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.95, 27.81, 216.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.74% -0.0773 -0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.74% 0.09 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6717, 26.9719, 42.1391) |
| Luminance | 0.2697 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.91
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.00
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.14
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.41
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.53
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C9AAA #AA4C3C
analogous
#3CAA83 #3C9AAA #3C63AA
triadic
#3C9AAA #AA3C9A #9AAA3C
tetradic
#3C9AAA #833CAA #AA4C3C #63AA3C
square
#3C9AAA #833CAA #AA4C3C #63AA3C
split-complementary
#3C9AAA #AA3C63 #AA833C
monochromatic
#1C4850 #2C717D #3C9AAA #5DB7C6 #8BCBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#3C9AAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.39
#3C9AAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C9AAA
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C9AAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C9AAA | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D95AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C89AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c9aaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 154, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.090 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fb8c3',
500: '#3c9aaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c9aaa; $custom-light: #7fb8c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c9aaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 154,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.727,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63739,
"c": 0.0899,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.26974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C9AAA
secondary
#C08B81
accent
#6450D7
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081