#3CA49C#3CA49C
#3CA49C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.095 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 4.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.58, -31.45, -4.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.58, 31.80, 188.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.71% -0.0942 -0.0132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.71% 0.095 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1370, 29.9096, 36.1052) |
| Luminance | 0.2991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.31
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.35
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.44
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.37
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA49C #A43C44
analogous
#3CA468 #3CA49C #3C78A4
triadic
#3CA49C #9C3CA4 #A49C3C
tetradic
#3CA49C #683CA4 #A43C44 #78A43C
square
#3CA49C #683CA4 #A43C44 #78A43C
split-complementary
#3CA49C #A43C78 #A4683C
monochromatic
#1B4A47 #2C7771 #3CA49C #5AC3BB #87D3CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#3CA49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.98
#3CA49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA49C
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA49C | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.98 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9B9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C909D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.095 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbfb9',
500: '#3ca49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca49c; $custom-light: #7fbfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.385,
"s": 46.429,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65714,
"c": 0.09513,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.29912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA49C
secondary
#BD7E83
accent
#525CD6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180