#3CA09E#3CA09E
#3CA09E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.091 H 193.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 160, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 45%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 63%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.5%, 0%, 1.2%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.40, -28.95, -7.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.40, 29.92, 194.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.78% -0.089 -0.021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.78% 0.091 193.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6031, 28.5687, 36.7696) |
| Luminance | 0.2857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.87
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.93
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.55
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA09E #A03C3E
analogous
#3CA06C #3CA09E #3C70A0
triadic
#3CA09E #9E3CA0 #A09E3C
tetradic
#3CA09E #6C3CA0 #A03C3E #70A03C
square
#3CA09E #6C3CA0 #A03C3E #70A03C
split-complementary
#3CA09E #A03C70 #A06C3C
monochromatic
#1B4746 #2B7372 #3CA09E #59C1BF #85D1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#3CA09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.71
#3CA09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA09E
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA09E | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.71 | 6.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96989E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878D9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A59F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 160, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.091 193.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebcba',
500: '#3ca09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca09e; $custom-light: #7ebcba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 160,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.8,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6478,
"c": 0.09143,
"h": 193.3
},
"luminance": 0.28571
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA09E
secondary
#BB7C7E
accent
#5355D5
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180