#3CA0A5#3CA0A5
#3CA0A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.091 H 199.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA0A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 160, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 47%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 64%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.6%, 3%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.62, -26.92, -11.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.62, 29.15, 202.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.03% -0.0859 -0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.03% 0.091 199.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2229, 28.8166, 40.0337) |
| Luminance | 0.2882 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.41
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.56
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.09
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA0A5 #A5413C
analogous
#3CA576 #3CA0A5 #3C6CA5
triadic
#3CA0A5 #A53CA0 #A0A53C
tetradic
#3CA0A5 #763CA5 #A5413C #6CA53C
square
#3CA0A5 #763CA5 #A5413C #6CA53C
split-complementary
#3CA0A5 #A53C6C #A5763C
monochromatic
#1B494B #2C7478 #3CA0A5 #5BBEC3 #88D0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#3CA0A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#3CA0A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA0A5
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA0A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA0A5 | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 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)
#9599A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858DA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca0a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 160, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.091 199.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbcbf',
500: '#3ca0a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca0a5; $custom-light: #7fbcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca0a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 160,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.857,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65031,
"c": 0.0913,
"h": 199.8
},
"luminance": 0.28819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA0A5
secondary
#BE827F
accent
#5851D6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181