#3CA3A4#3CA3A4
#3CA3A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.093 H 196.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA3A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 163, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0.6%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.51, -28.70, -9.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.51, 30.16, 197.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.74% -0.0895 -0.0257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.74% 0.093 196) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6586, 29.8330, 39.7317) |
| Luminance | 0.2984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.59
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.80
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.86
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.42
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA3A4 #A43D3C
analogous
#3CA471 #3CA3A4 #3C6FA4
triadic
#3CA3A4 #A43CA3 #A3A43C
tetradic
#3CA3A4 #713CA4 #A43D3C #6FA43C
square
#3CA3A4 #713CA4 #A43D3C #6FA43C
split-complementary
#3CA3A4 #A43C6F #A4713C
monochromatic
#1B4A4A #2C7677 #3CA3A4 #5AC2C3 #87D2D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#3CA3A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#3CA3A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA3A4
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA3A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA3A4 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999BA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888FA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca3a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 163, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.093 196.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbebe',
500: '#3ca3a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca3a4; $custom-light: #7fbebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca3a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 163,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.577,
"s": 46.429,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65741,
"c": 0.09317,
"h": 196
},
"luminance": 0.29835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA3A4
secondary
#BD7F7E
accent
#5352D6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181