#3CA09C#3CA09C
#3CA09C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.092 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA09C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 160, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 45%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 63%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.5%, 0%, 2.5%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.34, -29.52, -6.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.34, 30.23, 192.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.71% -0.0899 -0.0181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.71% 0.092 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4324, 28.5004, 35.8704) |
| Luminance | 0.2850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.59
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.77
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.67
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.00
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA09C #A03C40
analogous
#3CA06A #3CA09C #3C72A0
triadic
#3CA09C #9C3CA0 #A09C3C
tetradic
#3CA09C #6A3CA0 #A03C40 #72A03C
square
#3CA09C #6A3CA0 #A03C40 #72A03C
split-complementary
#3CA09C #A03C72 #A06A3C
monochromatic
#1B4745 #2B7371 #3CA09C #59C1BC #85D1CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#3CA09C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#3CA09C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA09C
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA09C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA09C | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97989C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878D9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca09c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 160, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.092 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebcb9',
500: '#3ca09c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca09c; $custom-light: #7ebcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca09c",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 160,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.6,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6471,
"c": 0.0917,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.28503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA09C
secondary
#BB7C7F
accent
#5358D5
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180