#3C9DA0#3C9DA0
#3C9DA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.089 H 198.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C9DA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 157, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 45%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 63%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.5%, 1.9%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.54, -26.89, -9.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.54, 28.68, 200.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.1% -0.0848 -0.0276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.089 198) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2629, 27.6105, 37.5124) |
| Luminance | 0.2761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.08
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.32
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.14
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.15
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.41
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C9DA0 #A03F3C
analogous
#3CA071 #3C9DA0 #3C6BA0
triadic
#3C9DA0 #A03C9D #9DA03C
tetradic
#3C9DA0 #713CA0 #A03F3C #6BA03C
square
#3C9DA0 #713CA0 #A03F3C #6BA03C
split-complementary
#3C9DA0 #A03C6B #A0713C
monochromatic
#1B4647 #2B7173 #3C9DA0 #59BDC1 #85CFD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#3C9DA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#3C9DA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C9DA0
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C9DA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C9DA0 | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9396A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838AA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c9da0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 157, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.089 198.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebabc',
500: '#3c9da0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c9da0; $custom-light: #7ebabc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c9da0",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 157,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.8,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64102,
"c": 0.08924,
"h": 198
},
"luminance": 0.27613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C9DA0
secondary
#BB7E7C
accent
#5753D5
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081