#3C9FAC#3C9FAC
#3C9FAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.092 H 207.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C9FAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 159, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.55, -24.32, -15.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.55, 28.70, 212.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.05% -0.0818 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.05% 0.092 207.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7049, 28.7331, 43.4239) |
| Luminance | 0.2873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.36
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.78
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.62
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C9FAC #AC493C
analogous
#3CAC81 #3C9FAC #3C67AC
triadic
#3C9FAC #AC3C9F #9FAC3C
tetradic
#3C9FAC #813CAC #AC493C #67AC3C
square
#3C9FAC #813CAC #AC493C #67AC3C
split-complementary
#3C9FAC #AC3C67 #AC813C
monochromatic
#1C4B51 #2C757F #3C9FAC #5EBBC7 #8CCED7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#3C9FAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#3C9FAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C9FAC
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C9FAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C9FAC | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9299AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818DAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c9fac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 159, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.092 207.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbbc4',
500: '#3c9fac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c9fac; $custom-light: #7fbbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c9fac",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 159,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.964,
"s": 48.276,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65049,
"c": 0.09208,
"h": 207.3
},
"luminance": 0.28735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C9FAC
secondary
#C18A82
accent
#6050D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181