#3CA0AB#3CA0AB
#3CA0AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.092 H 205.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA0AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 160, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.82, -25.13, -14.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.82, 28.90, 209.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.26% -0.0833 -0.0395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.26% 0.092 205.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7818, 29.0402, 42.9776) |
| Luminance | 0.2904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.61
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.66
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.35
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA0AB #AB473C
analogous
#3CAB7E #3CA0AB #3C68AB
triadic
#3CA0AB #AB3CA0 #A0AB3C
tetradic
#3CA0AB #7E3CAB #AB473C #68AB3C
square
#3CA0AB #7E3CAB #AB473C #68AB3C
split-complementary
#3CA0AB #AB3C68 #AB7E3C
monochromatic
#1C4B50 #2C767E #3CA0AB #5EBCC6 #8BCFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#3CA0AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#3CA0AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA0AB
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA0AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA0AB | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939AAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838DAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca0ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 160, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.092 205.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbcc4',
500: '#3ca0ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca0ab; $custom-light: #7fbcc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca0ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 160,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.946,
"s": 48.052,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65256,
"c": 0.09221,
"h": 205.4
},
"luminance": 0.29043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA0AB
secondary
#C18882
accent
#5E50D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181