#3CA3AE#3CA3AE
#3CA3AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.094 H 205.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA3AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 163, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.83, -25.74, -14.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.83, 29.51, 209.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.11% -0.0852 -0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.11% 0.094 205.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5974, 30.2086, 44.6761) |
| Luminance | 0.3021 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.95
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.93
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.03
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA3AE #AE473C
analogous
#3CAE80 #3CA3AE #3C6AAE
triadic
#3CA3AE #AE3CA3 #A3AE3C
tetradic
#3CA3AE #803CAE #AE473C #6AAE3C
square
#3CA3AE #803CAE #AE473C #6AAE3C
split-complementary
#3CA3AE #AE3C6A #AE803C
monochromatic
#1D4E53 #2C7880 #3CA3AE #5FBEC8 #8DD0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#3CA3AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.04
#3CA3AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA3AE
7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA3AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA3AE | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.04 | 7.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969DAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca3ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 163, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.094 205.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bec6',
500: '#3ca3ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca3ae; $custom-light: #80bec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca3ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 163,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.789,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6611,
"c": 0.09412,
"h": 205.1
},
"luminance": 0.30211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA3AE
secondary
#C28A83
accent
#5D50D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182