#3CA2AC#3CA2AC
#3CA2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.093 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 162, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.46, -25.84, -13.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.46, 29.32, 208.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.79% -0.085 -0.0384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.79% 0.093 204.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2270, 29.7774, 43.5979) |
| Luminance | 0.2978 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.57
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.75
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.59
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA2AC #AC463C
analogous
#3CAC7E #3CA2AC #3C6AAC
triadic
#3CA2AC #AC3CA2 #A2AC3C
tetradic
#3CA2AC #7E3CAC #AC463C #6AAC3C
square
#3CA2AC #7E3CAC #AC463C #6AAC3C
split-complementary
#3CA2AC #AC3C6A #AC7E3C
monochromatic
#1C4D51 #2C777F #3CA2AC #5EBEC7 #8CD0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#3CA2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.96
#3CA2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA2AC
6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA2AC | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.96 | 6.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959CAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 162, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.093 204.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bec4',
500: '#3ca2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca2ac; $custom-light: #80bec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 162,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.357,
"s": 48.276,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65788,
"c": 0.09327,
"h": 204.3
},
"luminance": 0.2978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA2AC
secondary
#C18882
accent
#5C50D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181