#3CA49D#3CA49D
#3CA49D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.095 H 188.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA49D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 4.3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, -31.17, -5.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 31.60, 189.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.75% -0.0938 -0.0146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.75% 0.095 188.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2220, 29.9436, 36.5530) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.32
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.57
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.63
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.31
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA49D #A43C43
analogous
#3CA469 #3CA49D #3C77A4
triadic
#3CA49D #9D3CA4 #A49D3C
tetradic
#3CA49D #693CA4 #A43C43 #77A43C
square
#3CA49D #693CA4 #A43C43 #77A43C
split-complementary
#3CA49D #A43C77 #A4693C
monochromatic
#1B4A47 #2C7772 #3CA49D #5AC3BC #87D3CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#3CA49D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#3CA49D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA49D
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA49D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA49D | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9C9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B909E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca49d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.095 188.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbfb9',
500: '#3ca49d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca49d; $custom-light: #7fbfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca49d",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.962,
"s": 46.429,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65748,
"c": 0.09489,
"h": 188.8
},
"luminance": 0.29946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA49D
secondary
#BD7E83
accent
#525BD6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180