#3CA0A4#3CA0A4
#3CA0A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.091 H 198.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA0A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 160, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.59, -27.21, -10.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.59, 29.23, 201.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65% -0.0863 -0.0295) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.091 198.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1322, 28.7803, 39.5562) |
| Luminance | 0.2878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.08
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.05
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.28
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.70
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA0A4 #A4403C
analogous
#3CA474 #3CA0A4 #3C6CA4
triadic
#3CA0A4 #A43CA0 #A0A43C
tetradic
#3CA0A4 #743CA4 #A4403C #6CA43C
square
#3CA0A4 #743CA4 #A4403C #6CA43C
split-complementary
#3CA0A4 #A43C6C #A4743C
monochromatic
#1B494A #2C7477 #3CA0A4 #5ABFC3 #87D0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#3CA0A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#3CA0A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA0A4
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA0A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA0A4 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9599A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858DA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca0a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 160, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.091 198.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbcbf',
500: '#3ca0a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca0a4; $custom-light: #7fbcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca0a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 160,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.308,
"s": 46.429,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64995,
"c": 0.09124,
"h": 198.9
},
"luminance": 0.28783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA0A4
secondary
#BD817E
accent
#5752D6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181