#3CA494#3CA494
#3CA494 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.098 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA494 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 9.8%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.35, -33.64, -0.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.35, 33.64, 180.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.45% -0.0979 -0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.45% 0.098 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4818, 29.6475, 32.6544) |
| Luminance | 0.2965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.82
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.67
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.43
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA494 #A43C4C
analogous
#3CA460 #3CA494 #3C80A4
triadic
#3CA494 #943CA4 #A4943C
tetradic
#3CA494 #603CA4 #A43C4C #80A43C
square
#3CA494 #603CA4 #A43C4C #80A43C
split-complementary
#3CA494 #A43C80 #A4603C
monochromatic
#1B4A43 #2C776C #3CA494 #5AC3B3 #87D3C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#3CA494 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.93
#3CA494 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA494
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA494 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA494 | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9B93
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8F95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A79F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca494; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.098 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebfb3',
500: '#3ca494',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca494; $custom-light: #7ebfb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca494",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.769,
"s": 46.429,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65454,
"c": 0.09794,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.2965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA494
secondary
#BD7E88
accent
#5266D6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180