#3CA09F#3CA09F
#3CA09F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.091 H 194.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA09F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 160, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 45%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 63%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.5%, 0%, 0.6%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.43, -28.67, -8.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.43, 29.78, 195.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.82% -0.0885 -0.0224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.82% 0.091 194.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6895, 28.6033, 37.2248) |
| Luminance | 0.2861 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.36
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.68
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.81
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.10
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.84
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA09F #A03C3D
analogous
#3CA06D #3CA09F #3C6FA0
triadic
#3CA09F #9F3CA0 #A09F3C
tetradic
#3CA09F #6D3CA0 #A03C3D #6FA03C
square
#3CA09F #6D3CA0 #A03C3D #6FA03C
split-complementary
#3CA09F #A03C6F #A06D3C
monochromatic
#1B4747 #2B7373 #3CA09F #59C1C0 #85D1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#3CA09F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.72
#3CA09F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA09F
6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA09F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA09F | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.72 | 6.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96989F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868DA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A59F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca09f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 160, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.091 194.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebcbb',
500: '#3ca09f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca09f; $custom-light: #7ebcbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca09f",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 160,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.4,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64815,
"c": 0.09133,
"h": 194.2
},
"luminance": 0.28605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA09F
secondary
#BB7C7D
accent
#5354D5
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180