#3CA495#3CA495
#3CA495 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.098 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA495 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 9.1%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.38, -33.37, -1.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.38, 33.38, 181.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.49% -0.0974 -0.0033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.49% 0.098 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5612, 29.6793, 33.0730) |
| Luminance | 0.2968 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.44
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.21
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.30
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA495 #A43C4B
analogous
#3CA461 #3CA495 #3C7FA4
triadic
#3CA495 #953CA4 #A4953C
tetradic
#3CA495 #613CA4 #A43C4B #7FA43C
square
#3CA495 #613CA4 #A43C4B #7FA43C
split-complementary
#3CA495 #A43C7F #A4613C
monochromatic
#1B4A44 #2C776C #3CA495 #5AC3B4 #87D3C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#3CA495 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.94
#3CA495 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA495
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA495 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA495 | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.94 | 6.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9B94
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8F96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A79F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca495; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.098 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebfb4',
500: '#3ca495',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca495; $custom-light: #7ebfb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca495",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.346,
"s": 46.429,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65486,
"c": 0.09751,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.29682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA495
secondary
#BD7E87
accent
#5265D6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180